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St Thomas: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the St Thomas neighbourhood of Swansea, Wales (ONS area Swansea 021). 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 8HJ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

St Thomas is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Swansea (4 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £146,000 and flats for £140,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Swansea (0.9 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Swansea, is about a 17-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

£146,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£140,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.13; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£39,800

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 St Thomas sits in Swansea

  • Typical house price: 7th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea
  • Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Swansea with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: joint 8th 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 St Thomas

House prices: St Thomas against Swansea: This neighbourhood £33k (1995) to £148k (2026); Swansea £43k (1995) to £200k (2026).£53k£187k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£148kSwansea£200k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Swansea, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: St Thomas against Swansea: This neighbourhood £125k (2005) to £148k (2025); Swansea £120k (2005) to £116k (2026).£114k£152k202620222018201420102005This neighbourhood£148kSwansea£116k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Swansea, 2005 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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

4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Swansea, 1 the other way and 15 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

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Recorded crime
  • Household income
  • Air quality

Falling behind the borough

  • Home improvement applications

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Swansea Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km 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 St Thomas

What is the typical house price in St Thomas?

£146,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

How does St Thomas compare with the rest of Swansea?

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Swansea with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 8th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea.

Is St Thomas an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is St Thomas gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to St Thomas?

Swansea. Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km 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.