House prices in SA1 6 (Swansea)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'SA1 6' (Swansea) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'SA1 6'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "SA1 6", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Swansea.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Swansea is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 15, Jones Terrace, Swansea, sold for £75,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 61 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,229.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £1,900-£2,000, £2,000-£2,100, £2,100-£2,200 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 190 sales in Swansea (SA1 6) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Swansea (SA1 6). Of the 190 transactions, half were sold for between £1,190 and £1,780 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'SA1 6' is £1,440. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £1,780 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Swansea

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Swansea. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Swansea

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'SA1 6' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
SA1 1 Maritime Quarter	£2,150 sqm	£2,550 sqm	£2,980 sqm
SA1 5 Swansea	£1,660 sqm	£1,920 sqm	£2,080 sqm
SA1 2 Landore	£1,290 sqm	£1,560 sqm	£1,740 sqm
SA1 6 Swansea	£1,190 sqm	£1,440 sqm	£1,780 sqm
SA1 8 St Thomas	£1,360 sqm	£1,560 sqm	£2,150 sqm
SA1 3 Swansea	£1,630 sqm	£1,970 sqm	£2,340 sqm
SA1 4 Swansea	£1,270 sqm	£1,580 sqm	£1,840 sqm
SA1 7 Bonymaen	£1,450 sqm	£1,860 sqm	£2,350 sqm

Will Swansea house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for SA1 6 (Swansea) compared with both the wider area SA1 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Swansea to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Swansea and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Rhondda Street, Swansea, SA1 6E	109 sqm	£1,206	22
Norfolk Street, Swansea, SA1 6J	110 sqm	£1,259	19
Terrace Road, Swansea, SA1 6H	115 sqm	£1,450	17
Watkin Street, Swansea, SA1 6Y	83 sqm	£1,265	15
Colbourne Terrace, Swansea, SA1 6F	80 sqm	£1,268	14
Gwynedd Avenue, Swansea, SA1 6L	77 sqm	£1,381	13
North Hill Road, Swansea, SA1 6X	91 sqm	£1,045	11
Stanley Terrace, Swansea, SA1 6E	108 sqm	£1,214	11

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Raw data

Our analysis of Swansea is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
15, Jones Terrace, Swansea	£75,000 Jul-2024	61	1,229
77, Rhondda St, Swansea	£168,750 Jul-2024	125	1,350
52, Waun Wen Rd, Swansea	£105,000 Jul-2024	78	1,346

See the entire list of all sales in Swansea (SA1 6) here.