City Profile • Local Authority
Swansea
Swansea is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £217k, reflecting a downward trend of 4.5% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 86 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
241,282
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
10 AreasSA1ExploreSA18ExploreSA2ExploreSA3ExploreSA4ExploreSA5ExploreSA6ExploreSA7ExploreSA8ExploreSA99Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Swansea authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English87.5%
White: Other White3.4%
Bangladeshi1.2%
Other Asian1.1%
African0.9%
Indian0.9%
Age Profile
20-24 years8.0%
55-59 years6.7%
50-54 years6.6%
30-34 years6.3%
60-64 years6.1%
35-39 years6.1%
Top Occupations
Professional19.9%
Associate professional11.4%
Administrative and secretarial11.0%
Caring and leisure10.9%
Elementary occupations10.8%
Skilled trades10.4%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright35.4%
Owned: Mortgage26.9%
Private rented: Landlord15.7%
Social rented: Council11.7%
Social rented: Other7.4%
Private rented: Other2.3%
Area DNA
family3/10
health6/10
safety4/10
homeown4/10
transit8/10
affluence3/10
diversity6/10
employment2/10
investment2/10