Swansea property guide

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Swansea, Swansea. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.

Median sale price (12m)

£192,000

Sales registered (12m)

2,090

Open schools

72

House prices in Swansea

The median sale price in Swansea over the last 12 months was £192,000, across 2,090 recorded transactions. That is 2.1% higher than the previous 12 months.

Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Swansea, accounting for 727 of the period's sales at a median of £156,950.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£325,000	512
Semi-detached	£195,000	687
Terraced	£156,950	727
Flat	£130,000	125
Other	£160,000	39

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Schools in Swansea

Swansea has 72 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 3 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

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Crime in Swansea

In Swansea, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (33.7%), anti-social behaviour (13.4%) and public order (12.3%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	33.7%
Anti-social behaviour	13.4%
Public order	12.3%
Criminal damage and arson	9.1%
Other theft	6.4%

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Postcode districts in Swansea

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Swansea boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
SA1	13,466
SA2	13,466
SA3	13,466
SA4	13,466
SA5	13,466

Frequently asked questions about Swansea

The median sale price in Swansea over the last 12 months was £192,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 72 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Swansea area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Swansea over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 13,466 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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Crime in Swansea

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Schools in Swansea

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