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Swansea

Swansea is in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 240,000. It has around 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets, and 4 restaurants and cafés, along with 20 bus stops and Gowerton railway station 2.4km away. In June 2026, there were around 47 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 23 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Swansea is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). It is home to around 238,489 residents at roughly 632 people per km².

Weather

17°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 16° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 18° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:39

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

45 reported · July 2026 5% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences18
  • Public order6
  • Shoplifting6
  • Anti-social behaviour4

Neighbourhood team: Cockett · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • ASB CEFN COED HOSPITAL
  • Parking Concerns

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

138 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 172 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

292 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 242 rated 4–5 ★ (175 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gowerton (2.4 km)
  • 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gowerton (2.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£206,059 average 0.2% YoY

Across Swansea · to 2026-06

Detached£329,065
Semi-detached£211,208
Terraced£169,527
Flat£109,596

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£848 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £684
  • 2 bed £793
  • 3 bed £893

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (6.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (3.9 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

46 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra-Swansea Cadle (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches10
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

238,489 residents in Swansea · 632/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Wales

11% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 23% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 115,650)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Council control

Labour majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens227
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,439 jobs advertised · £39,031 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Sr. Performance Marketing Mgr, Veeqo

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£719 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,255 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 111,325 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gower:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Waunarlwydd · 1.1 km

    Waunarlwydd is a village and community in Swansea, Wales, within the newly formed Waunarlwydd ward in 2021. Waunarlwydd became a community in 2022.

  • Fforestfach · 1.6 km

    Fforestfach is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales which developed during the Victorian era as part of the expansion of Swansea, and to service several collieries in the area. It lies within the Cockett ward, betwee…

  • Cockett (electoral ward) · 1.6 km

    Cockett is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The ward is coterminous with the Cockett community. It elects three councillors.

  • Cefn Coed Hospital · 1.7 km

    Cefn Coed Hospital is a mental-health facility in Swansea, Wales. It is managed by the Swansea Bay University Health Board.

  • Cockett railway station · 1.8 km

    Cockett railway station was a former station on the West Wales Line from Swansea to Gowerton and onwards to Llanelli.

  • Battle of Llwchwr · 1.9 km

    The Battle of Llwchwr was fought between Welsh and Norman forces between Loughor and Swansea on New Year's Day 1136.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)