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Swansea 005B

Neighbourhood

North east Swansea. 1,735 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 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 005B is in decile 6.

Median sale price
£163,000
Joint 3,334th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,623
Joint 16,986th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Swansea 005B compares

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

Swansea 005BMiddle
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 005B is £163,000.
£163,00035th cheapest
Population150 neighbourhoods, Swansea · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Swansea150 areas from 1,044 to 2,675. The middle area is 1,527. Swansea 005B is 1,623.
1,62357th 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 005B is 97.9%.
97.9%joint 71st 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 005B is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 64th highest

Is Swansea 005B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swansea 005B at a rate of 64.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.5 per 1,000 people across Gorseinon.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swansea 005B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (37), other crime (30) and anti-social behaviour (20).

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 005B 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 005B in brief

The median price paid for a home in Swansea 005B was £163,000 in 2025.

Swansea 005B had 1,623 usual residents at the census.

In Swansea 005B, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Swansea 005B, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.