Bishopston
Bishopston is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 3,647. It has around 2 schools, 1 park & green, and 3 restaurants & cafés, along with 24 bus stops and Gowerton railway station 7.6 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bishopston area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Swansea area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 238,489 residents at roughly 632 people per km².
- Council
- Swansea
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Gower
- Police force
- South Wales
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:42
9h 25m 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
14 reported · August 2026▲ 180% YoY
- Other theft6
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Vehicle crime2
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Bishopston · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Parking - Caswell
- Road Safety
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
107 reported road collisions (2025)
22 killed or seriously injured · 140 casualties · 4.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
88 food businesses within 2 miles
- 70 rated 4–5 ★ (58 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gowerton (8.0 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gowerton (8.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£211,177 average▲ 1.8% YoY
Across Swansea · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£852 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY
- 1 bed £688
- 2 bed £797
- 3 bed £897
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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: 154.9p · Esso (10.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (10.9 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Down to Earth Project (Murton Site) (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds2
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,408
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,622
- Net moves−1,214
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
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
Your MP
Tonia Antoniazzi
Labour
Gower
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens37
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,570 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
18 jobs advertised · £37,031 avg
e.g. Lift Repair Engineer, Bank Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Primary Care, Customer and Trading Manager - Convenience
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
Grid electricity
11% low-carbon electricity
Gas 89% · Wind 11%
350 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO
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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in SA3
- Kings Road Surgery
- The Mumbles Medical Practice
- Gower Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gower:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases261 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks218 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth199 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers181 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately141 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bishopston, Swansea · 0.3 kmBishopston is a large village and community situated on the Gower Peninsula, 6 miles (9.7 km) west south west of the centre of Swansea in South Wales.
Bishopston Comprehensive School · 0.7 kmBishopston Comprehensive School is a comprehensive school in Bishopston, Swansea, Wales. It provides education to GCSE level, and has an enrollment as of September 2023 of 1,109 pupils and a total of 1,112 pupils. It…
Kittle, Swansea · 1.1 kmKittle is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The village is located on the B4436 road between Pennard and Bishopston, It is part of the Pennard community, which is in the south east of the Gower penin…
- Brandy Cove · 1.2 km
Brandy Cove is a very small beach in the Gower Peninsula, south Wales, that is much less accessible than Caswell Bay immediately to the east. It is set at the end of a valley from Bishopston village. It is reachable b…
- Caswell Bay · 1.4 km
Caswell Bay, is a beach on the south east of the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales. It is a sandy beach popular with families, holiday makers and surfers, and it regularly achieves Blue Flag status.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bishopston?
- Bishopston is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Swansea local authority.
- What is the population of Bishopston?
- Bishopston has an approximate settlement population of 3,647.
- How deprived is Bishopston?
- The Swansea local authority, which includes Bishopston, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.