Buying a home in SA9, Swansea. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£171kmost £135k–£219k

Houses per m²£1,946flats £1,162

Sold last year104819 in five years

Prices in Powys+3.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA9 sold for £170,817 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £134,887 and £219,426, for about 89 m² of space. That is 19% less than the same home across Swansea (£211,000).

104 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £68k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SA9 2 (£1,929) and the most in SA9 1 (£1,967).

Across Powys, prices are up 3.8% on a year ago and up 17.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £700 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £779 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 SA9 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£118,644	£56k–£143k	56 m²	6
2	£135,521	£103k–£164k	68 m²	229
3	£170,817	£135k–£219k	89 m²	387
4	£196,531	£154k–£277k	103 m²	123
5+	£313,676	£263k–£374k	144 m²	66

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£119k	£136k	£171k	£197k	£314k
Detached	—	£195k	£253k	£280k	£354k
Semi-detached	—	£137k	£164k	£169k	£194k
Terraced	—	£125k	£145k	£172k	—
Flats	—	£68k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across SA9

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SA9 1	£1,967	—
SA9 2	£1,929	£1,162

Nearby areas

SA8 Swansea · 9 km3-bed house £203k SA10 Neath · 11 km3-bed house £192k SA11 Neath · 12 km3-bed house £152k SA18 Ammanford · 13 km3-bed house £180k SA7 Swansea · 15 km3-bed house £206k SA6 Swansea · 16 km3-bed house £177k SA12 Port Talbot · 19 km3-bed house £170k SA13 Port Talbot · 20 km3-bed house £148k

Questions about SA9

Is SA9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 19% less than across Swansea; prices in Powys are up 3.8% on a year ago; 104 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 SA9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA9 sold for £170,817 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £134,887 and £219,426.

Is SA9 expensive for Swansea?

A 3-bedroom house in SA9 costs 19% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Swansea (£211,000).

How many homes sell in SA9 each year?

104 homes sold in the last year and 819 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near SA9?

For a 3-bedroom house, SA11 (£152k, 12 km), SA13 (£148k, 20 km), CF34 (£138k, 21 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.