Housing in SA7 9AR
What the homes in SA7 9AR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Llansamlet
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,326 (2024)
SA7 9ARSwansea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (35%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
70.2% of households in the SA7 9AR area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 19.8% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 26.6% own outright and 43.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.2%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented19.8%17%
- Social rented9.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.4% 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 (23.7%). 31.9% 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 SA7 9AR (Llansamlet) (about 2,326 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.