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Swansea market report SA
The standing SA (Swansea) property market report, rebuilt from the full public record every month. Underneath every chart here sit 326,432 registered sales in the SA postcode area (Swansea) since 1995, the HM Land Registry record of what buyers really paid, with ONS figures covering rents. Nothing is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.
Sales data to August 2026. Rents: ONS, May 2026. Regenerated with every monthly data refresh. Page updated 19 October 2026.
In short: a typical the SA postcode area (Swansea) home changed hands for £195,000 in 2026 (median of 3,983 registered sales, up 13% on five years earlier), with the mean at £225,800, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £2,230 per square metre over the last five years. Source: 326,432 completed sales on the HM Land Registry record since 1995, updated with each monthly release. No valuations, no asking prices.
The SA postcode area centred on Swansea covers 51 districts. At this scale the figures average away real local contrasts; the district reports below are the place for anywhere specific.
Where SA sits
Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.
The going rate for a home in SA
Across 3,983 registered 2026 sales, the typical (median) SA home went for £195,000. The mean is £225,800, well clear of it: the mark of a market where a small number of costly homes drag the average upwards.
House prices per square metre in SA
By floor space, homes in SA have sold for about £2,230 per square metre on average over the last five years: the like-for-like measure that lets you compare a small flat with a large house, from the Energy Performance Certificate floor areas behind each sale.
England and Wales as a whole trade at a £285,000 median, leaving SA 32% below the national figure.
A typical SA home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)
The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.
See this chart as a table
| Year | Median (cash) | Median (today's £) | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £195,000 | £195,000 | 3,983 |
| 2025 | £200,000 | £204,783 | 9,614 |
| 2024 | £190,000 | £202,009 | 8,932 |
| 2023 | £182,000 | £199,974 | 8,670 |
| 2022 | £182,000 | £213,416 | 10,688 |
| 2021 | £172,000 | £217,774 | 12,720 |
| 2020 | £157,000 | £203,711 | 8,680 |
| 2019 | £150,000 | £196,614 | 10,464 |
| 2018 | £142,000 | £189,289 | 10,897 |
| 2017 | £138,000 | £188,218 | 11,026 |
| 2016 | £135,500 | £189,566 | 10,401 |
| 2015 | £133,000 | £187,929 | 9,933 |
| 2014 | £130,000 | £184,428 | 9,490 |
| 2013 | £125,000 | £179,863 | 8,326 |
| 2012 | £125,000 | £183,984 | 7,170 |
| 2011 | £125,000 | £188,702 | 7,285 |
| 2010 | £129,000 | £202,305 | 7,420 |
| 2009 | £130,000 | £208,976 | 7,088 |
| 2008 | £134,000 | £219,654 | 7,611 |
| 2007 | £135,000 | £228,998 | 13,548 |
| 2006 | £125,000 | £216,984 | 14,356 |
| 2005 | £120,000 | £213,552 | 11,324 |
| 2004 | £103,000 | £187,068 | 12,436 |
| 2003 | £77,000 | £141,853 | 14,641 |
| 2002 | £60,000 | £112,889 | 15,081 |
| 2001 | £54,400 | £104,581 | 13,285 |
| 2000 | £50,000 | £98,125 | 12,081 |
| 1999 | £49,000 | £97,654 | 11,367 |
| 1998 | £46,000 | £92,854 | 10,473 |
| 1997 | £45,000 | £92,286 | 10,496 |
| 1996 | £42,000 | £88,576 | 9,470 |
| 1995 | £42,000 | £91,302 | 7,476 |
In cash terms the typical SA home went from £42,000 in 1995 to £195,000 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Adjusted for inflation it still comes to a real rise of roughly 114%, so homes here got dearer in substance, not only in cash. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2007; the current median sits about 15% below that. Someone who bought at the 2007 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.
Year-on-year change in the SA median
Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.
The strongest year on record here is 2004 (+33.8% on the year before); the weakest, 2011 (−3.1%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.
Detached, semi, terraced, flat: four markets in one
A single median hides the split beneath it. Sales of detached houses dominate the record here, 33% of the typed total. A detached home currently trades at £300,000 against £117,200 for a flat, 2.6 times the price.
Median by property type, SA
One line per type, years with too few sales omitted. Hover for the year's figures; click a legend entry to isolate a type.
| Type | Median (2026) | Sales that year | All-time sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 1,293 | 107,707 |
| Semi-detached | £187,000 | 1,355 | 102,063 |
| Terraced | £150,000 | 1,153 | 99,857 |
| Flats | £117,200 | 182 | 16,805 |
What SA has returned, per year
| Period | Cash, per year | Real terms, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (since 2025) | −2.5% | −4.8% |
| 5 years (since 2021) | +2.5% | −2.2% |
| 6 years (since 2020) | +3.7% | −0.7% |
| 10 years (since 2016) | +3.7% | +0.3% |
| 20 years (since 2006) | +2.2% | −0.5% |
Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.
The turnover behind the prices
The year-by-year sales count
Each bar is a year's recorded sales. 2008's dip is the financial crisis, and the newest bar always grows for a while as late registrations arrive.
The last five years, month by month
Registrations by month. The repeating sawtooth is seasonality, and the right-hand edge always dips because the register lags completions.
Over the last twelve months of data, 7,263 sales completed in SA. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 13,344 sales a year before the financial crisis and 8,377 a year over the last five. Price without volume misleads: a median built on few sales jumps around, and one street can tilt it. Keep in mind too that the latest year is still filling in, since sales reach the register weeks or months after completion.
What homes rent for around SA
SA falls under Pembrokeshire, the local authority covering most of the SA area (parts fall under Carmarthenshire and Swansea, where rents differ), where the ONS puts the average private rent at £690 a month (May 2026 figures). Size sets most of the rent: one-beds average £511 a month here against £1,034 for four or more bedrooms.
Average monthly rent by size, Pembrokeshire
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.
Set against the £195,000 median sold price, £690 a month is £8,280 a year, a gross yield of 4.2%: gross, before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax, so a ceiling rather than a promise. Rents are published at local-authority level, so nearby districts in the same authority share these figures.
SA (Swansea): the questions that come up
Are property prices falling in SA (Swansea)?
Is SA (Swansea) a good place to buy a house?
How much did a house sell for in SA (Swansea)?
Where do SA prices go next?
No honest page predicts prices, so this one sticks to the record: the median is up 13% over five years in cash but down 10% after inflation. Anyone weighing a purchase should read the volume chart with the price chart, remembering that these are completed sales, registered weeks after the deals were actually struck.
What you could buy in SA now
Everything above is what homes in SA sold for. Turning to what is actually available: 834 homes on the market right now, from 4 agents publishing to HomesIndex, at a typical asking price 79% above the SA median sold price.
At the pace of the last twelve months' registered sales (7,263 in SA), the 834 homes listed here amount to about 6 weeks of supply. Not every agent publishes to HomesIndex, so the true figure is higher. That is a thin shelf: buyers here are choosing from little, and a well priced home is unlikely to wait long.
11% of current listings sit under the prices comparable homes actually fetched. Each listing is compared with recent recorded sales of similar homes nearby.
- 3 Princess Way, Swansea, SA1, Swansea
- Market Square, Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire
- Lon Brynteg, Neath, West Glamorgan
The "under comparable sales" label measures each asking price against real nearby sales of similar homes: an opening position for a conversation rather than a valuation. The home itself still needs looking at.
See every SA home for sale on the map →
Refreshed every Monday and Thursday from agents' own feeds to HomesIndex, so a sample of the market rather than all of it. An asking price remains an ask, not a sale.
The SA sales calendar
Across the 50,624 sales completed in SA from 2021 to 2025, August was the busiest month for completions (9.2% of the total) and January the quietest (6.6%). The spread between the busiest and quietest months is small, so timing matters less here than in most markets; price and presentation decide more than the calendar.
Sales by month, 2021 to 2025
| Month | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3,355 | 6.6% |
| February | 3,743 | 7.4% |
| March | 4,599 | 9.1% |
| April | 3,854 | 7.6% |
| May | 3,970 | 7.8% |
| June | 4,607 | 9.1% |
| July | 4,323 | 8.5% |
| August | 4,651 | 9.2% |
| September | 4,331 | 8.6% |
| October | 4,613 | 9.1% |
| November | 4,338 | 8.6% |
| December | 4,240 | 8.4% |
Bedroom by bedroom: SA prices by size
The Land Registry record, split by size: what each kind of home actually sold for across the SA area. How much a size step costs is a local fact: the third-bedroom premium runs from about a quarter to nearly four fifths depending on the area, and national rules of thumb miss it.
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £208,000 | £235,000 (+13%) | £275,000 (+17%) | £342,500 (+25%) | £450,000 (+31%) |
| Semi-detached | £155,000 | £170,000 (+10%) | £180,000 (+6%) | £242,500 (+35%) | £310,000 (+28%) |
| Terraced | £130,000 | £130,500 (+0%) | £141,000 (+8%) | £175,000 (+24%) | £235,000 (+34%) |
| Flat | £102,000 | £127,000 (+25%) | £172,500 (+36%) | £225,675 (+31%) | — |
Built from the last four years of recorded sales by form and bedroom count. Bedroom counts are estimated from EPC records (the register carries none), so expect a small number of homes one size adrift. Blank cells mean too few homes for the figure to mean anything.
The risers and the fallers
The spread across the SA area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.
Five-year change in the median, SA area districts
Cash-terms risers and fallers across the area; click any row for that district's full report.
District by district
The spread inside SA matters more than its average. These are its districts with enough sales to measure, priciest first, each with a full report of its own.
| District | Median (2026) | 5-year | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA3 Bishopston, Blackpill | £350,000 | +2% | 160 |
| SA42 Newport, Dinas Cross | £349,000 | -4% | 10 |
| SA36 Glogue, Hermon | £316,200 | +44% | 4 |
| SA41 Crymych, Eglwyswrw | £300,000 | +40% | 19 |
| SA39 Pencader, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth | £295,000 | +56% | 12 |
| SA19 Llandeilo, Llangadog | £290,000 | +23% | 47 |
| SA67 Narberth | £290,000 | +23% | 53 |
| SA32 Nantgaredig, Dryslwyn | £285,000 | -4% | 29 |
| SA62 St Davids, Johnston | £285,000 | +14% | 107 |
| SA69 Saundersfoot | £280,000 | -10% | 43 |
| SA45 New Quay | £276,200 | +4% | 8 |
| SA35 Llanfyrnach | £268,500 | +21% | 3 |
| SA68 Kilgetty | £266,500 | +13% | 34 |
| SA34 Whitland, Tavernspite | £264,000 | +2% | 30 |
| SA44 Llandysul, Dre-fach Felindre | £252,500 | +10% | 60 |
| SA2 Brynmill, Cockett | £250,000 | +11% | 196 |
| SA37 Boncath, Blaenffos | £250,000 | -20% | 3 |
| SA40 Llanybydder, Llanwenog | £250,000 | +49% | 13 |
| SA46 Aberaeron | £250,000 | +11% | 19 |
| SA33 Bancyfelin, Pendine | £244,000 | +4% | 39 |
| SA70 Tenby, Penally | £235,000 | -8% | 54 |
| SA38 Newcastle Emlyn | £222,500 | -20% | 20 |
| SA43 Cardigan, Cilgerran | £220,000 | -7% | 91 |
| SA48 Lampeter, Cwmann | £220,000 | -1% | 51 |
| SA66 Clynderwen, Efailwen | £217,500 | -11% | 10 |
| SA4 Blue Anchor, Gorseinon | £215,000 | +15% | 294 |
| SA71 Pembroke | £215,000 | +14% | 57 |
| SA31 Carmarthen town centre, Cwmffrwd | £206,500 | +19% | 120 |
| SA65 Fishguard, Cwm Gwaun | £200,000 | -5% | 19 |
| SA18 Ammanford, Betws | £197,000 | +17% | 187 |
| SA7 Birchgrove, Glais | £195,000 | +19% | 81 |
| SA14 Llanelli (east), Bynea | £195,000 | +22% | 209 |
| SA47 Llanarth | £191,000 | -20% | 6 |
| SA61 Haverfordwest town centre, Merlin's Bridge | £190,300 | +12% | 91 |
| SA8 Alltwen, Cwmtawe | £190,000 | +19% | 57 |
| SA73 Milford Haven | £188,500 | +26% | 128 |
| SA10 Aberdulais, Bryncoch | £185,000 | +14% | 155 |
| SA20 Llandovery | £180,000 | -22% | 19 |
| SA16 Burry Port, Pembrey | £176,800 | +6% | 58 |
| SA17 Kidwelly, Ferryside | £176,200 | +10% | 66 |
| SA6 Clase, Cwmrhydyceirw | £172,500 | +17% | 193 |
| SA64 Goodwick | £172,500 | +11% | 16 |
| SA12 Aberavon, Baglan | £170,000 | +23% | 154 |
| SA63 Clarbeston | £170,000 | -22% | 1 |
| SA5 Blaenymaes, Cwmdu | £165,000 | +25% | 142 |
| SA9 Abercraf, Cefnbrynbrain | £160,000 | +21% | 69 |
| SA72 non-geographic | £157,000 | +6% | 57 |
| SA13 Bryn, Cymmer | £153,000 | +28% | 91 |
| SA11 Blaengwrach, Briton Ferry | £148,700 | +22% | 194 |
| SA15 Llanelli (west and town centre), Felinfoel | £147,200 | +14% | 200 |
| SA1 Bonymaen, Copper Quarter | £142,500 | +11% | 204 |
Selling a home in SA? Price it on the evidence
The sold record beats any estimate as a starting point. Before a house valuation or flat valuation in SA, open the average prices map and zoom from the SA shading down to the sold homes on your own street. Every recorded SA sale is on this page; the same Land Registry record is what agents price from, and it is now in your hands.
Dig further
Behind the answers sits the same Land Registry record as this page, with SA already set as the subject. Free, one click sign in.
The live map plots every individual SA sale at its exact address, and the average prices map zooms from neighbourhood shading to single homes. For a specific question, the report tool writes a custom answer, and any sale's mortgage and rent calculator runs the numbers on a real purchase.
How this page is made: the statistics are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to address level; inflation adjustment uses the ONS CPIH index; rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents at local-authority level. Medians of recorded sales, not valuations. Nothing on this page is financial advice.