Housing in SY20 9RT
What the homes in SY20 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bala & Mawddwy
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
SY20 9RTMachynlleth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (46.7%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY20 9RT area is above that, at 74.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 15.5% of households against 17%. 56.3% own outright and 18.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented15.5%17%
- Social rented9.3%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.5%. 16.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Gwynedd
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gwynedd, August 2026, +6.9% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY20 9RT sits in (Bala & Mawddwy): about 1,257 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.