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Housing in SA5 7HD

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

Neighbourhood
Mynydd-bach
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,476 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.5%). Flats make up 10.6%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA5 7HDWales
Detached20.5%28.5%
Semi-detached35.5%32.1%
Terraced33.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat7.1%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.9% of households in the SA5 7HD area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 39.9% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.

SA5 7HD
72%
14%
14%
Wales
  • Owned71.9%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented14.1%17%
  • Social rented13.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA5 7HDWales
Owned outright39.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan32%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.9%14.5%
Other private rented2.3%2.5%
From the council5%8.7%
From a housing association8.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA5 7HDWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.7%). 23% of households include dependent children.

SA5 7HDWales
Living alone, under 6621.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%14.6%
Couple, no children13.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.3%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over11%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 7HD (Mynydd-bach) (about 1,476 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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