Central Swansea
Swansea 025 · 5 sub-areas · 10,999 residents
Central Swansea is a commuter neighbourhood within Swansea — train into Cardiff runs in around 60 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds.
Overview
What's it like to live in Central Swansea?
4 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 53 restaurants and lots of variety within a five-minute walk; nightlife is genuinely on tap — 5 clubs within a kilometre; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £833 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Central Swansea in Swansea
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Central Swansea?
- The median monthly rent across Central Swansea is £833.
- How safe is Central Swansea?
- Central Swansea has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Central Swansea?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 10 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Central Swansea?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Central Swansea, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 80632 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Central Swansea?
- The most common council tax band in Central Swansea is B. Council tax is set by Swansea council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Central Swansea to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Central Swansea to central London is approximately 175 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Central Swansea?
- 100% of premises in Central Swansea are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Central Swansea?
- The average property price across Swansea (the local authority covering Central Swansea) is approximately £204,297, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Central Swansea a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.45 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,091.)
- Which local areas are part of Central Swansea?
- Central Swansea contains 5 local areas: Swansea 025B, Swansea 025I, Swansea 025F, Swansea 025C, Swansea 025H.
- Where is Central Swansea?
- Central Swansea sits within Swansea in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Central Swansea
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Central Swansea?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Central Swansea is £833. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Central Swansea a safe place to live?
- Central Swansea has a safety score of 4/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Central Swansea?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Central Swansea are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Central Swansea?
- Public-transport commute time from Central Swansea to central London is approximately 175 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Central Swansea different from the rest of Swansea?
- Central Swansea contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Central Swansea rank in Swansea?
- Central Swansea scores 82/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Swansea, see the Cities table on the Swansea page.