Buying a home in SA3, Swansea. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£370kmost £299k–£448k

Houses per m²£3,778flats £3,257

Sold last year2211,689 in five years

Prices in Swansea-0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA3 sold for £369,990 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £299,156 and £447,678, for about 96 m² of space. That is 75% more than the same home across Swansea (£211,000).

221 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £134k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SA3 5 (£3,406) and the most in SA3 4 (£4,111).

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 £1,687 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £74,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in SA3 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£191,743	£179k–£235k	48 m²	16
2	£282,629	£217k–£337k	70 m²	237
3	£369,990	£299k–£448k	96 m²	590
4	£457,092	£396k–£554k	125 m²	249
5+	£599,623	£493k–£754k	167 m²	364

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£192k	£283k	£370k	£457k	£600k
Detached	—	£343k	£432k	£505k	£639k
Semi-detached	—	£225k	£345k	£417k	£441k
Terraced	£198k	£282k	£324k	£412k	£495k
Flats	£134k	£186k	£244k	—	—

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

Price per m² across SA3

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SA3 1	£3,905	—
SA3 2	£3,825	—
SA3 3	£3,699	£2,445
SA3 4	£4,111	£3,805
SA3 5	£3,406	£2,964

Nearby areas

SA2 Swansea · 6 km3-bed house £254k SA1 Swansea · 9 km3-bed house £152k SA5 Swansea · 9 km3-bed house £168k SA4 Swansea · 10 km3-bed house £207k SA6 Swansea · 14 km3-bed house £177k SA7 Swansea · 15 km3-bed house £206k SA15 Llanelli · 15 km3-bed house £143k SA14 Llanelli · 18 km3-bed house £180k

Questions about SA3

Is SA3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 75% more than across Swansea; prices in Swansea are down 0.2% on a year ago; 221 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 SA3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA3 sold for £369,990 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £299,156 and £447,678.

Is SA3 expensive for Swansea?

A 3-bedroom house in SA3 costs 75% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Swansea (£211,000).

How many homes sell in SA3 each year?

221 homes sold in the last year and 1,689 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near SA3?

For a 3-bedroom house, SA2 (£254k, 6 km), SA1 (£152k, 9 km), SA5 (£168k, 9 km).

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.