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Central Swansea: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Central Swansea neighbourhood of Swansea, Wales (ONS area Swansea 025). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SA1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SA1 3BB.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Swansea
Central Swansea is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Swansea (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 5 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £150,000 and flats for £154,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Swansea (6.0 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Swansea, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£150,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£154,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.05; 3 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Average household income
£35,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
6.0 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Central Swansea sits in Swansea
- Typical house price: 8th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea
- Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Swansea with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Central Swansea
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Swansea, 5 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Household income
- Air quality
- Lifestyle businesses
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Swansea Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (580 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway to Cardiff Central (51 to 58 min); Transport for Wales to Milford Haven (about 111 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Questions about Central Swansea
What is the typical house price in Central Swansea?
£150,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
How does Central Swansea compare with the rest of Swansea?
Typical house price: 8th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Swansea with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea.
Is Central Swansea an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Central Swansea gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 3 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Central Swansea?
Swansea. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (580 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway to Cardiff Central (51 to 58 min); Transport for Wales to Milford Haven (about 111 min).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.