Swansea

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• Today: 10° / 4° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:43

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

737 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences245
• Anti-social behaviour116
• Shoplifting101
• Public order92

2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Castle · South Wales

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

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 344 rated 4–5 ★ (257 top)
• 23 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Swansea (0.6 km)
• 91 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£211,177 average▲ 1.8% YoY

Across Swansea · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

48 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: The Dragon Hotel (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms5
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

238,489 residents in Swansea · 632/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

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

Torsten Bell

Labour

Swansea West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics9
• Pharmacies9
• Supermarkets15
• Parks & greens56
• Restaurants & cafés196

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,570 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

798 jobs advertised · £41,046 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders, Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£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

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 111,325 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

14% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 14%

340 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

16 GP surgeries · 15 pharmacies in SA1

• Primecare
• Primecare Dr
• Treatment Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Swansea West:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases213 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth160 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks140 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants133 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK129 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• Swansea City Centre · 0.1 km

  Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and…

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  Castle Cinema · 0.1 km

  The Castle Cinema is a former cinema building located adjacent to the grounds of Swansea Castle in Swansea, south Wales. According to Kinematograph year book of 1914 the Castle opened in October 1913.

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  Swansea Castle · 0.2 km

  Swansea Castle is located in the city centre of Swansea, Wales, UK. It was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1107 as the caput of the lordship of Gower. The castle is now ruined and only two blocks remain, though the si…

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  Swansea Minster · 0.2 km

  Swansea Minster, or formally the Minster Church of St. Mary Swansea with Holy Trinity, and formerly St Mary's Church, is an Anglican Minster church in the centre of Swansea, Wales. It is considered the civic church of…

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  Swansea Central police station · 0.2 km

  Swansea Central police station is a 21st-century-designed building, located on the former Swansea Fire Station site in Alexandra Road, near Swansea Magistrates Court, Swansea. The police station is the area headquar…

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  Parc Tawe · 0.3 km

  Parc Tawe is a retail park and leisure area in Swansea. It is located in the eastern area of the city centre on the west bank of the River Tawe in the Lower Swansea.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)