Swansea: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£327,342

Semi-detached

£210,464

Terraced

£169,318

Flat or maisonette

£109,080

First-time buyers

£177,161

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  229,743 in 1991 → 251,304 in 2024 (+9.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £125,140 in 2005 → £205,383 in 2026 (+64.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £347 in 2008 → £606 in 2025 (+74.8%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  70.8% in 2004 → 72.7% in 2023 (+2.7%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  3.2% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (0.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,493 in 1997 → £20,255 in 2024 (+113.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Swansea; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing5.4× earnings (April 2025) · 38th lowest of 316
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work5.3% (2024) · 80th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work11.4% (2024) · 114th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment9,450 kWh (2024/25) · 114th lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£20,255 (2024) · 323rd highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access98.9% (January 2026) · 314th highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 285th lowest of 363
• New homes · Housing2.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 17th highest of 22