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Housing in SA6 7LD

What the homes in SA6 7LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mynydd-bach
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,517 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.6%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SA6 7LDWales
Detached30.1%28.5%
Semi-detached39.6%32.1%
Terraced24.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat5.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.4% of households in the SA6 7LD area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 32.7% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.

SA6 7LD
53%
35%
Wales
  • Owned53.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented11.3%17%
  • Social rented34.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA6 7LDWales
Owned outright32.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan20.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%14.5%
Other private rented1.7%2.5%
From the council31.6%8.7%
From a housing association2.9%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA6 7LDWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (16.9%). 28.9% of households include dependent children.

SA6 7LDWales
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%14.6%
Couple, no children10.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children14.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.2%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 7LD (Mynydd-bach) (about 1,517 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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