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Housing in SA5 7BL

What the homes in SA5 7BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Penderry
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,677 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.2%). Flats make up 24%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

SA5 7BLWales
Detached4.1%28.5%
Semi-detached51.2%32.1%
Terraced20.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat22.4%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28% of households in the SA5 7BL area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 13.7% own outright and 14.3% with a mortgage.

SA5 7BL
28%
60%
Wales
  • Owned28%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
  • Private rented11.2%17%
  • Social rented59.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA5 7BLWales
Owned outright13.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan14.3%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%14.5%
Other private rented1.1%2.5%
From the council54%8.7%
From a housing association5.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA5 7BLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28%). 34.6% of households include dependent children.

SA5 7BLWales
Living alone, under 6628%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.9%14.6%
Couple, no children9.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children15.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children19.1%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Swansea

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Swansea (August 2026, +6.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SwanseaWales
All homes£852£846
One bedroom£688£636
Two bedrooms£797£779
Three bedrooms£897£890
Four or more£1,275£1,247
Detached£1,090£1,083
Semi-detached£878£877
Terraced£824£833
Flat or maisonette£750£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA5 7BL (Penderry) (about 1,677 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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