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Ravenhill: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Ravenhill neighbourhood of Swansea, Wales (ONS area Swansea 013). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SA5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SA5 5DN.
One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales, showing some signs of gentrification
Ravenhill is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales; it shows some signs of gentrification against Swansea (3 of 20 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £145,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Swansea (0.9 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Swansea, is 3.5 km 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
£145,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +51% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most income-deprived
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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.13; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Average household income
£38,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 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 Ravenhill sits in Swansea
- Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea
- Average household income: 5th 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 Ravenhill
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, 3 the other way and 14 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
- Resale prices
- Recorded crime
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Air quality
- Homes selling
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Swansea Railway station, 3.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Ravenhill
What is the typical house price in Ravenhill?
£145,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +51% against 2017-2019.
How does Ravenhill compare with the rest of Swansea?
Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea. Average household income: 5th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea.
Is Ravenhill an affluent area?
Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Ravenhill gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Ravenhill?
Swansea. Railway station, 3.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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.