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St Thomas

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East Swansea. About 7,660 people in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In St Thomas, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,932
4,071st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.6%
1,161st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How St Thomas compares

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

St ThomasMiddle
Population32 wards, Swansea · 2021
Population: every ward in Swansea32 areas from 2,502 to 16,027. The middle area is 7,336. St Thomas is 6,932.
6,93215th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage32 wards, Swansea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Swansea32 areas from 44.5% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.0%. St Thomas is 97.6%.
97.6%10th highest
Claimant rate32 wards, Swansea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Swansea32 areas from 0.8% to 7.6%. The middle area is 2.9%. St Thomas is 3.7%.
3.7%7th highest
Aged 15 to 6432 wards, Swansea · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Swansea32 areas from 50.4% to 78.2%. The middle area is 62.3%. St Thomas is 67.6%.
67.6%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Swansea

These figures are published for the whole of Swansea, not for each ward, so they describe all of Swansea and not St Thomas 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
St Thomas in brief

St Thomas had 6,932 usual residents at the census.

In St Thomas, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In St Thomas, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.6% of residents in St Thomas were aged 15 to 64 at the census.