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Birchgrove

Middle area

East Swansea. 7,969 people in 9.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Birchgrove’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£216,000
1,880th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,898
3,722nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Birchgrove compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, Swansea · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from £121,000 to £400,000. The middle area is £193,400. Birchgrove is £216,000.
£216,00014th highest
Population30 middle areas, Swansea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from 5,028 to 10,502. The middle area is 8,044. Birchgrove is 7,898.
7,89814th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Swansea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from 47.1% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.7%. Birchgrove is 93.0%.
93.0%9th lowest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, Swansea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from 1.0% to 7.2%. The middle area is 3.1%. Birchgrove is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 9th lowest

Figures for the whole of Swansea

These figures are published for the whole of Swansea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swansea and not Birchgrove alone. See Swansea

Average house price
£205,383
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,586
111th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Birchgrove in brief

The median price paid for a home in Birchgrove was £216,000 in 2025.

Birchgrove had 7,898 usual residents at the census.

In Birchgrove, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Birchgrove, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.