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Housing in SA99 1BF

What the homes in SA99 1BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mynydd-bach
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,207 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54.1%). Flats make up 7.2%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA99 1BFWales
Detached28.1%28.5%
Semi-detached54.1%32.1%
Terraced10.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat7%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

78.7% of households in the SA99 1BF area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 56% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

SA99 1BF
79%
Wales
  • Owned78.7%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented9.1%17%
  • Social rented11.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA99 1BFWales
Owned outright56%38%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%14.5%
Other private rented2.2%2.5%
From the council7.4%8.7%
From a housing association4.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA99 1BFWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.7%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

SA99 1BFWales
Living alone, under 6611.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.7%14.6%
Couple, no children18.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children10.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over21%10.2%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 SA99 1BF (Mynydd-bach) (about 1,207 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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