Buying a home in SA5, Swansea. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£168kmost £138k–£201k

Houses per m²£1,933flats £1,528

Sold last year2091,646 in five years

Prices in Swansea-0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA5 sold for £167,544 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £137,696 and £200,973, for about 89 m² of space. That is 21% less than the same home across Swansea (£211,000).

209 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £70k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SA5 8 (£1,767) and the most in SA5 4 (£2,321).

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 £764 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £34,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.

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House prices in SA5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£95,179	£83k–£114k	45 m²	18
2	£138,000	£118k–£161k	73 m²	487
3	£167,544	£138k–£201k	89 m²	872
4	£189,232	£159k–£238k	104 m²	182
5+	£289,186	£193k–£367k	133 m²	73

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£95k	£138k	£168k	£189k	£289k
Detached	—	£189k	£250k	£281k	£351k
Semi-detached	—	£153k	£175k	£196k	£234k
Terraced	£93k	£133k	£151k	£172k	£180k
Flats	£70k	£87k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across SA5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SA5 4	£2,321	£1,519
SA5 5	£2,019	£1,648
SA5 7	£1,944	—
SA5 8	£1,767	—
SA5 9	£1,854	—

Nearby areas

SA1 Swansea · 3 km3-bed house £152k SA2 Swansea · 4 km3-bed house £254k SA6 Swansea · 5 km3-bed house £177k SA4 Swansea · 6 km3-bed house £207k SA7 Swansea · 6 km3-bed house £206k SA3 Swansea · 9 km3-bed house £370k SA8 Swansea · 12 km3-bed house £203k SA10 Neath · 13 km3-bed house £192k

Questions about SA5

Is SA5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 21% less than across Swansea; prices in Swansea are down 0.2% on a year ago; 209 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 SA5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA5 sold for £167,544 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £137,696 and £200,973.

Is SA5 expensive for Swansea?

A 3-bedroom house in SA5 costs 21% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Swansea (£211,000).

How many homes sell in SA5 each year?

209 homes sold in the last year and 1,646 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near SA5?

For a 3-bedroom house, SA15 (£143k, 15 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.