# Swansea

Town in Swansea, Wales.

Swansea is a town in Swansea, Wales. Median sale price £194,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 100.1 per 1,000 people. About 181,003 people.

Town. Code W45000491. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea)

Swansea is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Swansea add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £194,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swansea was £194,750 in 2025. 206th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/swansea#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 170,090** (2021). Swansea had 170,090 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 66th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/swansea#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in Swansea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/swansea#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.8%** (January 2026). In Swansea, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/swansea#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=W45000491) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 77% of people in Swansea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=W45000491) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 2,016 homes were sold in Swansea in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W45000491) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Swansea.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W45000491) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Swansea had 170,090 usual residents at the census.

## How Swansea compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Swansea | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £194,750 | 38th most expensive | 76 towns, Wales · 2025 |
| Population | 170,090 | 2nd most populated | 76 towns, Wales · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 77% | 20th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 76 towns, Wales · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.8% | 17th highest | 76 towns, Wales · Jan 2026 |

## Is Swansea safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swansea at a rate of 100.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales.
In August 2026 alone, 1,688 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swansea.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (7,003), other crime (3,794) and anti-social behaviour (1,976).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Swansea was 104.4 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Swansea, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Swansea has no single figure. Of its 107 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 19 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 21 neighbourhoods

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in Swansea

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Neath Port Talbot 010I](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01001989) | 3,409 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 61.2% |
| [Swansea 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000806) | 1,397 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000807) | 1,292 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Swansea 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000808) | 1,387 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Swansea 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000810) | 1,351 | 124.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Swansea 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000815) | 1,490 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Swansea 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000816) | 1,761 | 126.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.3% |
| [Swansea 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000791) | 1,415 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Swansea 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000795) | 1,567 | 63.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% |
| [Swansea 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000801) | 1,711 | 102.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% |
| [Swansea 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001993) | 1,693 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001994) | 1,474 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000809) | 1,513 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Swansea 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000811) | 1,392 | 133.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Swansea 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000812) | 1,441 | 198.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| [Swansea 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000813) | 1,566 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |
| [Swansea 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000814) | 1,437 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000817) | 1,953 | 145.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Swansea 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000818) | 1,505 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Swansea 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000819) | 1,438 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Swansea 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000820) | 1,393 | 124.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [Swansea 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000821) | 1,472 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Swansea 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000822) | 1,186 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000794) | 2,213 | 148.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.7% |
| [Swansea 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000797) | 1,508 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Swansea 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000798) | 1,426 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% |
| [Swansea 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000799) | 1,850 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Swansea 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000830) | 1,822 | 115.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000832) | 1,589 | 132.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Swansea 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000833) | 1,652 | 120.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000834) | 1,444 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Swansea 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000836) | 2,407 | 119.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000760) | 1,579 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.0% |
| [Swansea 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000761) | 1,559 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [Swansea 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000762) | 1,681 | 83.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000831) | 1,741 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.1% |
| [Swansea 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000835) | 1,452 | 107.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000738) | 1,762 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Swansea 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000739) | 2,211 | 83.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| [Swansea 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000740) | 1,561 | 23.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.2% |
| [Swansea 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000741) | 1,875 | 150.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.3% |
| [Swansea 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000763) | 1,415 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Swansea 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000764) | 1,567 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Swansea 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000765) | 1,621 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Swansea 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000766) | 1,496 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000767) | 1,427 | 115.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Swansea 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000742) | 1,662 | 162.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Swansea 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000744) | 1,523 | 185.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Swansea 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000787) | 1,442 | 99.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Swansea 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000788) | 1,498 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| [Swansea 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000789) | 1,416 | 83.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000790) | 2,675 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Swansea 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000755) | 1,984 | 124.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.0% |
| [Swansea 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000757) | 1,434 | 132.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.2% |
| [Swansea 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000758) | 1,889 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Swansea 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000862) | 1,605 | 111.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000863) | 1,681 | 112.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Swansea 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000864) | 1,663 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Swansea 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000865) | 1,426 | 105.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000866) | 1,177 | 85.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000867) | 1,284 | 96.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Swansea 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000849) | 2,203 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [Swansea 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000851) | 1,645 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |
| [Swansea 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000852) | 1,459 | 112.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Swansea 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001995) | 1,363 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.6% |
| [Swansea 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001996) | 1,407 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.3% |
| [Swansea 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000853) | 1,679 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [Swansea 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000854) | 1,503 | 14.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Swansea 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000855) | 1,419 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Swansea 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000856) | 1,740 | 90.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| [Swansea 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000857) | 1,901 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.8% |
| [Swansea 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000747) | 1,587 | 139.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.2% |
| [Swansea 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000868) | 1,103 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Swansea 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000869) | 1,522 | 111.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Swansea 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000870) | 1,379 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000872) | 1,398 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Swansea 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000874) | 1,791 | 137.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |
| [Swansea 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000745) | 2,469 | 370.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.7% |
| [Swansea 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000746) | 1,430 | 124.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.8% |
| [Swansea 025F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001955) | 1,930 | 964.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.0% |
| [Swansea 025H](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001958) | 1,304 | 205.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.2% |
| [Swansea 025I](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001997) | 1,990 | 380.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 62.7% |
| [Swansea 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000749) | 1,990 | 118.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| [Swansea 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000871) | 1,770 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| [Swansea 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000873) | 1,529 | 130.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| [Swansea 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000875) | 1,904 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.2% |
| [Swansea 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000876) | 1,627 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000858) | 1,644 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Swansea 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000859) | 1,401 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.2% |
| [Swansea 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000860) | 1,533 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.0% |
| [Swansea 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000861) | 1,959 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.0% |
| [Swansea 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000804) | 1,422 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.2% |
| [Swansea 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000805) | 1,144 | 13.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Swansea 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000879) | 1,679 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000880) | 1,550 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Swansea 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000881) | 1,316 | 189.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% |
| [Swansea 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000882) | 1,733 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Swansea 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000823) | 1,820 | 10.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.1% |
| [Swansea 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000824) | 1,649 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 70.2% |
| [Swansea 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000825) | 1,283 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Swansea 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000826) | 1,255 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.2% |
| [Swansea 031E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000827) | 1,249 | 48.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.3% |
| [Swansea 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000768) | 1,346 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01001956) | 2,238 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Swansea 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000770) | 1,525 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 032E](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000781) | 1,626 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Swansea 032F](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/neighbourhood/w01000782) | 1,073 | 20.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |

## Your MP

- [Swansea West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swansea-west): Torsten Bell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea)

## Postcode districts covering Swansea

[SA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1), [SA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa2), [SA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa3), [SA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa5), [SA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa6), [SA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa7)

## Middle areas in Swansea

[Birchgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/birchgrove), [Bon-y-maen](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/bon-y-maen), [Brynmill](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/brynmill), [Central Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/central-swansea), [Cockett](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/cockett), [Cwmbwrla](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/cwmbwrla), [Dunvant & Killay](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/dunvant-and-killay), [Landore](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/landore), [Llansamlet](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/llansamlet), [Morriston North](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/morriston-north), [Morriston South](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/morriston-south), [Mumbles & Newton](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/mumbles-and-newton), [Mynydd-bach](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/mynydd-bach), [Penderry](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/penderry), [Ravenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/ravenhill), [Sketty](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/sketty), [St Thomas](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/st-thomas), [Townhill](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/townhill), [Ty-coch](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/ty-coch), [Uplands](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/uplands), [West Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea/west-cross)

## Towns near Swansea

[Clydach](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clydach), [Neath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/neath), [Gorseinon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gorseinon), [Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/town/port-talbot), [Baglan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baglan), [Llanelli](https://openindex.co.uk/town/llanelli)

## Swansea in brief

Swansea is a town in Swansea, Wales.
About 181,003 people lived in Swansea in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £194,750 in 2025 across 2,016 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 100.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Swansea was £194,750 in 2025.
Swansea had 170,090 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in Swansea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Swansea, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: W45000491
- Constituency: [Swansea West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swansea-west)
- Council: [Swansea †](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea)
- Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales)
- Area: 50.78 km²
- People, mid-2024: 181,003*
- Neighbourhoods: 107
- Output areas: 575

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Clydach](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clydach), [Neath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/neath), [Gorseinon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gorseinon), [Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/town/port-talbot), [Baglan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baglan), [Llanelli](https://openindex.co.uk/town/llanelli)

## Latest updates for Swansea

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W45000491

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/swansea, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/swansea#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/swansea