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Swansea

Swansea is a city in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 300,352. It has around 1 school, 3 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 16 restaurants and cafés, with 75 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Swansea, 1.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £240,601. There were around 645 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 Swansea 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
Swansea East
Police force
South Wales

Weather

20°CSunny

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:37

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

704 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences241
  • Shoplifting103
  • Public order94
  • Anti-social behaviour87

Neighbourhood team: Castle · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • ASB - youth nuisance
  • Clear Hold Build area - tackling ASB and crime in Dyfatty

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

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 345 rated 4–5 ★ (249 top)
  • 22 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Swansea (0.5 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 (5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms5
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds16

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

Your MP

Torsten Bell

Labour

Swansea West

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

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

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

Grid electricity

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 89% · Solar 7% · Wind 5%

349 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Swansea West:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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)

Compare Swansea with nearby areas

Frequently asked questions

Where is Swansea?
Swansea is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Swansea local authority.
What is the population of Swansea?
Swansea has an approximate settlement population of 300,352.
How deprived is Swansea?
The Swansea local authority, which includes Swansea, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.