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Swansea 026A

Neighbourhood

South east Swansea. 2,276 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Swansea 026A is in decile 4.

Median sale price
£160,000
Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,990
Joint 5,442nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Swansea 026A compares

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

Swansea 026AMiddle
Median sale price131 neighbourhoods, Swansea · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Swansea131 areas from £113,500 to £491,250. The middle area is £200,000. Swansea 026A is £160,000.
£160,000joint 31st cheapest
Population150 neighbourhoods, Swansea · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Swansea150 areas from 1,044 to 2,675. The middle area is 1,527. Swansea 026A is 1,990.
1,990joint 12th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage150 neighbourhoods, Swansea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Swansea150 areas from 26.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.9%. Swansea 026A is 96.6%.
96.6%joint 59th lowest
Claimant rate150 neighbourhoods, Swansea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Swansea150 areas from 0.5% to 11.1%. The middle area is 2.7%. Swansea 026A is 7.7%.
7.7%5th highest

Is Swansea 026A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swansea 026A at a rate of 118.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.4 per 1,000 people across Brynmill.

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

In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swansea 026A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (101), other crime (81) and anti-social behaviour (27).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Swansea and not Swansea 026A alone. See Swansea

Average house price
£211,177
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,586
111th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
249,429
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Swansea 026A in brief

The median price paid for a home in Swansea 026A was £160,000 in 2025.

Swansea 026A had 1,990 usual residents at the census.

In Swansea 026A, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Swansea 026A, 7.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.