Neighbourhood · Swansea
Uplands: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Uplands neighbourhood of Swansea, Wales (ONS area Swansea 024). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SA1, SA2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SA2 0QT.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Uplands is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Swansea (5 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 and flats for £120,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Swansea (1.2 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Swansea, is about a 24-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
£250,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£120,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.28; 0 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
£50,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 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 Uplands sits in Swansea
- Typical house price: 8th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea
- Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Swansea with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 10th highest 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 Uplands
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
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Swansea, 5 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.
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Recorded crime
- Air quality
- Home improvement applications
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Swansea Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 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 Uplands
What is the typical house price in Uplands?
£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
How does Uplands compare with the rest of Swansea?
Typical house price: 8th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Swansea with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 10th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Swansea.
Is Uplands an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Uplands gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.28; 0 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Uplands?
Swansea. Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 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.