Housing in SA6 5BS
What the homes in SA6 5BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchgrove
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
SA6 5BSSwansea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (62.2%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
78.1% of households in the SA6 5BS area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 16.2% own outright and 61.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.1%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented15.8%17%
- Social rented6.1%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 14.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (39.2%). 49.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA6 5BS (Birchgrove) (about 1,784 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.