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Uplands

Middle area

South east Swansea. 9,877 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 59% of people in Uplands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£238,000
Joint 2,402nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,780
2,370th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
59%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Uplands

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Uplands at a rate of 92.6 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 offences268
Other crime171
Shoplifting168
Anti-social behaviour91
Vehicle crime66
Criminal damage and arson60
Drug offences42
Burglary34
Theft from the person8
Robbery7

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Uplands compares

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

UplandsMiddle
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. Uplands is £238,000.
£238,00010th 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. Uplands is 8,780.
8,78011th 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%. Uplands is 59.0%.
59%5th fewest 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%. Uplands is 97.4%.
97.4%10th highest

Is Uplands safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Uplands at a rate of 92.6 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, 82 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Uplands.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (268), other crime (171) and shoplifting (168).

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 Uplands 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
Uplands in brief

The median price paid for a home in Uplands was £238,000 in 2025.

Uplands had 8,780 usual residents at the census.

About 59% of people in Uplands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Uplands, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.