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Housing in SA6 5LT

What the homes in SA6 5LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clydach & Mawr
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,446 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54%). Flats make up 14.4%, above the 12.5% across Wales.

SA6 5LTWales
Detached24.4%28.5%
Semi-detached54%32.1%
Terraced7.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat13.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.8% of households in the SA6 5LT area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 14.6% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 39.9% own outright and 18.9% with a mortgage.

SA6 5LT
59%
15%
26%
Wales
  • Owned58.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented14.6%17%
  • Social rented25.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA6 5LTWales
Owned outright39.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan18.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%14.5%
Other private rented2.1%2.5%
From the council22.2%8.7%
From a housing association3.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA6 5LTWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.1%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

SA6 5LTWales
Living alone, under 6616.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%14.6%
Couple, no children14.5%16.5%
Couple with dependent children12.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 SA6 5LT (Clydach & Mawr) (about 1,446 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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