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Llansamlet

Middle area

East Swansea. 7,244 people in 6.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 90% of people in Llansamlet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£180,000
Joint 1,036th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,997
Joint 4,243rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
90%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Llansamlet

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Llansamlet at a rate of 77.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.1 per 1,000 people across Swansea.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences200
Other crime147
Shoplifting62
Anti-social behaviour55
Criminal damage and arson38
Vehicle crime32
Burglary12
Drug offences11
Robbery3
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Llansamlet 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. Llansamlet is £180,000.
£180,000joint 12th cheapest
Population30 middle areas, Swansea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from 5,028 to 10,502. The middle area is 8,044. Llansamlet is 6,997.
6,9979th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, Swansea · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from 10.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 93.0%. Llansamlet is 90.0%.
90%15th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Llansamlet is 92.0%.
92.0%8th lowest

Is Llansamlet safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Llansamlet at a rate of 77.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.1 per 1,000 people across Swansea.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Llansamlet.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (200), other crime (147) and shoplifting (62).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Llansamlet 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
249,429
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Llansamlet in brief

The median price paid for a home in Llansamlet was £180,000 in 2025.

Llansamlet had 6,997 usual residents at the census.

About 90% of people in Llansamlet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Llansamlet, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.