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Cockett

Middle area

East Swansea. 7,058 people in 4.8 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 Cockett’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£183,500
1,123rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,773
3,917th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cockett compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Cockett is £183,500.
£183,50015th lowest
Population30 middle areas, Swansea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from 5,028 to 10,502. The middle area is 8,044. Cockett is 6,773.
6,7738th 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%. Cockett is 94.9%.
94.9%13th 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%. Cockett is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 12th highest

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 Cockett 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
Cockett in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cockett was £183,500 in 2025.

Cockett had 6,773 usual residents at the census.

In Cockett, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cockett, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.