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Housing in SA9 1BB

What the homes in SA9 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,012 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.9%). Flats make up 7.4%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA9 1BBWales
Detached29.2%28.5%
Semi-detached45.9%32.1%
Terraced17.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat6.4%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.1% of households in the SA9 1BB area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 50.7% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.

SA9 1BB
75%
14%
Wales
  • Owned75.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented10.5%17%
  • Social rented14.2%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA9 1BBWales
Owned outright50.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan24.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%14.5%
Other private rented3.4%2.5%
From the council7.5%8.7%
From a housing association6.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA9 1BBWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.6%). 19.1% of households include dependent children.

SA9 1BBWales
Living alone, under 6614.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.6%14.6%
Couple, no children15%16.5%
Couple with dependent children15.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Powys

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Powys (August 2026, +9.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

PowysWales
All homes£621£846
One bedroom£462£636
Two bedrooms£578£779
Three bedrooms£700£890
Four or more£950£1,247
Detached£799£1,083
Semi-detached£664£877
Terraced£611£833
Flat or maisonette£486£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA9 1BB (Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf) (about 2,012 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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