Detached
£374,780
63% above the Swansea average
23.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Swansea? £229,252
The average house price in Swansea is £229,252, based on 2,609 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.0% (£22) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2,609
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Swansea?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£219,208
4% below the Swansea average
32.3% of sales
Terraced
£167,950
27% below the Swansea average
36.4% of sales
Flats
£141,054
38% below the Swansea average
8.0% of sales
Are house prices in Swansea going up or down?
House prices in Swansea are falling: down 0.0% (£22) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 42.1% (£67,921).
Past 12 months
−0.0%
−£22From £229,274 to £229,252
£235,809£228,591
Past 10 years
+42.1%
+£67,921From £161,331 to £229,252
£229,274£161,331
Quick answers for Swansea
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£256,557
Highest average, reached in October 2025
How many homes sold?
2,609
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
36.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
26.1% of sales
How many people live in Swansea?
238,447
1,464 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Swansea?
104,906
644 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Swansea?
45 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.6% of the area · 86 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Swansea?
82 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −0.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Reynoldston
£576,111
Least expensive
Townhill
£125,523
How does Swansea rank?
1st most expensive area of West Glamorgan.
Compared with 2 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Swansea?
The highest recorded sale prices in Swansea, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Swansea compare with nearby areas?
Swansea compared with the nearest other area in West Glamorgan.
Compare Swansea with a different areaWhich areas of Swansea are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 40 areas of Swansea, most expensive first.
- 1
£576,111
Change over one year: −27.1%
- 2
£570,714
Change over one year: −22.8%
- 3
£515,833
Change over one year: +49.6%
- 4
£483,200
Change over one year: +6.5%
- 5
£477,055
Change over one year: −3.9%
- 6
£470,530
Change over one year: +6.6%
- 7
£391,695
Change over one year: +4.6%
- 8
£344,798
Change over one year: +1.3%
- 9
£328,821
Change over one year: −10.7%
- 10
£322,281
Change over one year: −11.3%
- 11
£316,000
Change over one year: +21.9%
- 12
£299,327
Change over one year: −6.7%
- 13
£294,172
Change over one year: +19.2%
- 14
£293,419
Change over one year: −10.5%
- 15
£273,268
Change over one year: +19.8%
- 16
£270,000
Change over one year: −41.0%
- 17
£268,861
Change over one year: +25.1%
- 18
£266,165
Change over one year: −3.2%
- 19
£264,662
Change over one year: +15.0%
- 20
£254,287
Change over one year: −2.3%
- 21
£240,139
Change over one year: +6.1%
- 22
£237,071
Change over one year: −6.9%
- 23
£226,213
Change over one year: +0.4%
- 24
£225,686
Change over one year: +3.5%
- 25
£216,373
Change over one year: −16.8%
- 26
£200,879
Change over one year: +7.3%
- 27
£198,468
Change over one year: +7.2%
- 28
£195,597
Change over one year: −4.6%
- 29
£187,259
Change over one year: +4.3%
- 30
£186,458
Change over one year: −4.7%
- 31
£185,368
Change over one year: −15.3%
- 32
£185,240
Change over one year: −2.1%
- 33
£177,701
Change over one year: −10.1%
- 34
£160,316
Change over one year: +21.9%
- 35
£150,787
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 36
£148,057
Change over one year: +2.5%
- 37
£144,429
Change over one year: −0.3%
- 38
£130,358
Change over one year: −6.1%
- 39
£126,739
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 40
£125,523
Change over one year: −0.3%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Swansea dataset covers 8,549 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.