Housing in SA6 8DU
What the homes in SA6 8DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Morriston South
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
SA6 8DUSwansea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.3%). Flats make up 31.5%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
38.8% of households in the SA6 8DU area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 35.1% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 22.2% own outright and 16.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented35.1%17%
- Social rented26.1%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.3%). 21.5% 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 8DU (Morriston South) (about 1,579 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.