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Housing in SA9 1FS

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

Neighbourhood
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,089 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.4%). Flats make up 11.2%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

SA9 1FSWales
Detached9.3%28.5%
Semi-detached57.4%32.1%
Terraced21.9%26.6%
Purpose-built flat11%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.7% of households in the SA9 1FS area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 26.8% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.

SA9 1FS
45%
44%
Wales
  • Owned44.7%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented10.8%17%
  • Social rented43.6%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA9 1FSWales
Owned outright26.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan17.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%14.5%
Other private rented2%2.5%
From the council40.8%8.7%
From a housing association2.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA9 1FSWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.1%). 25% of households include dependent children.

SA9 1FSWales
Living alone, under 6624.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%14.6%
Couple, no children12.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 1FS (Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf) (about 1,089 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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