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Sketty

Middle area

South east Swansea. 6,875 people in 3.9 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 Sketty’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£338,500
2,820th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,537
3,569th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sketty compares

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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. Sketty is £338,500.
£338,5004th 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. Sketty is 6,537.
6,5377th 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%. Sketty is 94.0%.
94.0%10th 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%. Sketty is 1.2%.
1.2%2nd 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 Sketty 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
Sketty in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sketty was £338,500 in 2025.

Sketty had 6,537 usual residents at the census.

In Sketty, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sketty, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.