Buying a home in SA1, Swansea. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£152kmost £129k–£186k

Houses per m²£1,847flats £2,647

Sold last year2832,236 in five years

Prices in Swansea-0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA1 sold for £152,441 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £129,212 and £185,691, for about 89 m² of space. That is 28% less than the same home across Swansea (£211,000).

283 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £93k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SA1 6 (£1,665) and the most in SA1 1 (£2,702).

Across Swansea, prices are down 0.2% on a year ago and up 18.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £897 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £695 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £30,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.

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House prices in SA1 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£107,460	£101k–£180k	64 m²	14
2	£127,014	£106k–£148k	71 m²	622
3	£152,441	£129k–£186k	89 m²	788
4	£175,400	£142k–£219k	113 m²	219
5+	£242,622	£173k–£329k	150 m²	84

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£107k	£127k	£152k	£175k	£243k
Detached	—	£165k	£234k	£239k	£292k
Semi-detached	—	£130k	£160k	£179k	£208k
Terraced	£117k	£125k	£148k	£166k	£215k
Flats	£93k	£156k	£163k	£197k	£198k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SA1

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SA1 1	£2,702	£2,926
SA1 2	£1,720	£2,369
SA1 3	£2,046	£2,895
SA1 4	£1,897	£1,743
SA1 5	—	£2,022
SA1 6	£1,665	£1,444
SA1 7	£2,192	£2,518
SA1 8	£1,919	£2,800

Nearby areas

SA5 Swansea · 3 km3-bed house £168k SA2 Swansea · 4 km3-bed house £254k SA7 Swansea · 6 km3-bed house £206k SA6 Swansea · 6 km3-bed house £177k SA4 Swansea · 9 km3-bed house £207k SA3 Swansea · 9 km3-bed house £370k SA12 Port Talbot · 10 km3-bed house £170k SA10 Neath · 12 km3-bed house £192k

Questions about SA1

Is SA1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 28% less than across Swansea; prices in Swansea are down 0.2% on a year ago; 283 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SA1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA1 sold for £152,441 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £129,212 and £185,691.

Is SA1 expensive for Swansea?

A 3-bedroom house in SA1 costs 28% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Swansea (£211,000).

How many homes sell in SA1 each year?

283 homes sold in the last year and 2,236 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.