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Mayals & Bishopston

Middle area

South Swansea. 5,976 people in 10 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 Mayals & Bishopston’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£360,000
2,476th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,788
2,489th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mayals & Bishopston compares

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Mayals & BishopstonMiddle
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. Mayals & Bishopston is £360,000.
£360,0003rd 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. Mayals & Bishopston is 5,788.
5,7882nd 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%. Mayals & Bishopston is 82.3%.
82.3%4th 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%. Mayals & Bishopston is 1.0%.
1.0%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 Mayals & Bishopston 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
Mayals & Bishopston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mayals & Bishopston was £360,000 in 2025.

Mayals & Bishopston had 5,788 usual residents at the census.

In Mayals & Bishopston, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mayals & Bishopston, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.