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Loughor

Middle area

East Swansea. 10,055 people in 7.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 98% of people in Loughor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£235,000
Joint 2,310th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,638
Joint 1,479th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
98%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Loughor

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Loughor at a rate of 37.3 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 offences167
Other crime79
Anti-social behaviour44
Criminal damage and arson37
Burglary15
Vehicle crime14
Drug offences12
Shoplifting4
Theft from the person2
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Loughor compares

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

LoughorMiddle
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. Loughor is £235,000.
£235,00011th most expensive
Population30 middle areas, Swansea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swansea30 areas from 5,028 to 10,502. The middle area is 8,044. Loughor is 9,638.
9,6384th most 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%. Loughor is 98.0%.
98%14th most 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%. Loughor is 97.0%.
97.0%11th highest

Is Loughor safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Loughor at a rate of 37.3 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, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Loughor.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (167), other crime (79) and anti-social behaviour (44).

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 Loughor 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
Loughor in brief

The median price paid for a home in Loughor was £235,000 in 2025.

Loughor had 9,638 usual residents at the census.

About 98% of people in Loughor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Loughor, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.