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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Swansea is £229,252 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices were flat.

Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan

Swansea

£229,252

Average price, last 12 months

0.0% in a year
OCT 2016£162kSEPT 2026£229k

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What can I buy with my budget in Swansea?

With £230,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Swansea.

£230,000

Swansea

  • Flats

    £141,054

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £167,950

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £219,208

    In budget

  • Detached

    £374,780

    £145k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Swansea?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Swansea costs £1,147 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Swansea

    £1,147

    a month

    Average price
    £229,252
    Deposit
    £22,925
    Mortgage
    £206,327
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £45,850

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £374,780

Semi-detached

  • £219,208

Terraced

  • £167,950

Flats

  • £141,054

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Swansea

Mostly terraced houses

23%
32%
36%

How much do prices vary within Swansea?

In Swansea the priciest area costs 4.6× the cheapest.

Swansea40 areas

Cheapest: Townhill, £125,523. Priciest: Reynoldston, £576,111.

Townhill: £125,523Landore: £126,739Castle: £130,358St. Thomas: £144,429Cwmbrwla: £148,057Bon-y-maen: £150,787Penderry: £160,316Clydach: £177,701Gorseinon: £185,240Waterfront: £185,368Morriston: £186,458Mynyddbach: £187,259Pontarddulais: £195,597Cockett: £198,468Llansamlet: £200,879Grovesend and Waungron: £216,373Birchgrove: £225,686Llwchwr: £226,213Uplands: £237,071Dunvant: £240,139Penllergaer: £254,287Gowerton: £264,662Llanrhidian Higher: £266,165Llangyfelach: £268,861Ilston: £270,000Mawr: £273,268Sketty: £293,419Pontlliw and Tircoed: £294,172Killay: £299,327Llanrhidian Lower: £316,000Upper Killay: £322,281Three Crosses: £328,821Bishopston: £344,798Mumbles: £391,695Pennard: £470,530Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton: £477,055Penrice: £483,200Port Eynon: £515,833Rhossili: £570,714Reynoldston: £576,111
  • Swansea average, £229,252

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Swansea?

Swansea has 86 public parks among 572 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Swansea

    2.6%

    of the land is green space
    45 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    86 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Swansea?

Swansea has about 4 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,464 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Swansea
4 people per football pitch of land · 1,464 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Swansea?

Prices in Swansea were down on a year earlier in 16 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now flat on a year earlier.

Swansea16 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    £229,252

Change over 1 year

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    −£22

Change over ~10 years

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    +£67,921

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    2,609

Number of postcodes

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    8,549

Households (Census 2021)

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    104,906

Household density

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    644 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    238,447

Population density

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    1,464 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    45 m² per resident · more than 70% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    2.6%

Public parks

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    86

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    82 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    −0.2%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    11 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    OCT 2025 · £256,557

Most common price band

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    £200k – £300k · 26.1%

Detached average

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    £374,780

Semi-detached average

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    £219,208

Terraced average

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    £167,950

Flats average

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    £141,054

Detached share of sales

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    23.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    32.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    36.4%

Flats share of sales

  • Swansea

    Cymru Wales / West Glamorgan / Swansea

    8.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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