What's the median rent in St Thomas?

The median monthly rent across St Thomas is £833.

How well-connected is St Thomas?

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 19 minutes' walk.

What schools are near St Thomas?

There are 1 schools within 2 km of St Thomas, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 79231 m away.

What is the council tax band in St Thomas?

The most common council tax band in St Thomas is B. Council tax is set by Swansea council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from St Thomas to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from St Thomas to central London is approximately 185 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 St Thomas?

100% of premises in St Thomas are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the average property price in St Thomas?

The average property price across Swansea (the local authority covering St Thomas) 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 St Thomas 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 St Thomas?

St Thomas contains 5 local areas: Swansea 021A, Swansea 021E, Swansea 021C, Swansea 021D, Swansea 021F.

St Thomas sits within Swansea in the Wales region.

What is the average rent in St Thomas?

The estimated median monthly rent in St Thomas 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 St Thomas a safe place to live?

St Thomas has a safety score of 52/100. 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 St Thomas?

0% of schools within 2 km of St Thomas are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from St Thomas?

Public-transport commute time from St Thomas to central London is approximately 185 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is St Thomas different from the rest of Swansea?

St Thomas 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 St Thomas rank in Swansea?

St Thomas scores 77/100 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.

Neighbourhood · Swansea · Wales

St Thomas

Swansea 021 · 5 sub-areas · 8,959 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (67/100)Watch-out: Families (38/100)Liveability 77/100 · Top quartile

St Thomas is a mid-density neighbourhood of Swansea in the Wales region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.

Median rent

£833+6.1%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

80.8

Above median

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

70 min

Direct to Cardiff

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

1 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

77/100

Top quartile

Population

8,959

5 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in St Thomas?

A snapshot of St Thomas

2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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.

St Thomas in Swansea

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £833 a month — 24% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band B.

Median rentCouncil area

£833/mo

Up 6.1% on last year

−£267 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

—

Awaiting council tax / EPC data

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Years to save 10% deposit

2.4 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−52% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £780/mo · £390/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£674/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£780/mo£390/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£875/mo£292/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,252/mo£313/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£735/mo

Terraced house£805/mo

Semi-detached£857/mo

Detached house£1,065/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

38%

of take-home

£833/mo per person · take-home £2,219/moTight but workable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

18%

of take-home

£390/mo per person · take-home £2,219/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

13%

of take-home

£292/mo per person · take-home £2,219/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

19%

of take-home

£417/mo per person · take-home £2,219/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£813/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£154,500

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£204,2973.3% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£813/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)6.1%

Years to save 10% deposit2.4 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel poverty

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area—

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area—

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B2%

Households in fuel poverty—

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is St Thomas?

Safety scores 52/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 20% below the national average (80.8 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

80.8

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 15 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

52/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

—

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

30.0 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

11.8 /1k

Public order

8.9 /1k

Vehicle crime

4.4 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

8.2 /1k

Burglary

2.9 /1k

Other theft

3.7 /1k

Shoplifting

5.7 /1k

Drugs

2.9 /1k

Theft from the person

0.6 /1k

Possession of weapons

0.7 /1k

Robbery

1.4 /1k

Bicycle theft

2.1 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around St Thomas

Weak transport links — 33/100; nearest rail station is Swansea at around 1559 m; 48 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Cardiff is reachable in 70 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

33/100

Below median

Best hub commute

70 min

Direct to Cardiff

WFH share

21%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Swansea

1.6 km walk · 70 min to Cardiff

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Cardiff in 70 min

London

185 min

Manchester

274 min

Birminghamapprox

223 min

Leedsapprox

361 min

Liverpoolapprox

326 min

Bristolapprox

147 min

Sheffieldapprox

305 min

Edinburghapprox

492 min

Glasgowapprox

487 min

Cardiff

70 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)21% work from home

Drive57%Public transport5%Walk / cycle14%Work from home21%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area96%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near St Thomas

1 schools within a 2 km radius; around 0% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

0/100

Bottom 10%

Schools within 2 km

0 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

Of all schools within 2 km

−70.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

79.2 km

Nearest Good or Outstanding: 48.1 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around St Thomas?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs1≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants2≤ 500 m
Cafés2≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety2≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas3≤ 2 km
Theatres5≤ 2 km
Museums6≤ 2 km
Galleries3≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries1≤ 500 m
Parks2≤ 500 m
Playgrounds2≤ 500 m
Gyms1≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)48≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)48≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is St Thomas right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

38/100

Not ideal

Schools (0% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

57/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

67/100

Good fit

Liveability 77/100, safety 52/100 and median rent at £833/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

46/100

Mixed

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

63/100

Good fit

Gross yield 6.1%, capital growth +3.3% YoY, 0% private-rented stock — strong tenant pool with reasonable demand and supply balance.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

62/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is thin (0% PRS), 35% of households are single-person, with transit a short walk away.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 demographic profile.

Age profile

Under 1819%18–3429%35–4918%50–6419%65+17%

Tenure

Households

One person35%Couple with children13%Lone parent14%Other6%

Property types

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 19/100

Ethnic group

White90%Asian5%Black2%Mixed2%Other2%

Country of birth

UK-born85%Born outside UK15%

Religion

Christian39%Muslim3%No religion47%Other2%

Education and health26% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)25.6%−7.9 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications24.6%

Self-rated good or very good health79.1%

Self-rated bad or very bad health8.4%

Disabled (Equality Act)21.5%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.45 jobs per resident); median resident salary £32,091/year; 3.4% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£32,091/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

—

ONS ILO method — unemployed as % of economically active

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

118,000

0.45 jobs per working-age resident

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

18.0%

Retail & hospitality

21.7%

Education

10.3%

Manufacturing

4.3%

Professional

3.9%

Construction

4.8%

Tech & ICT

1.3%

Finance

3.8%

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in St Thomas

5 sub-areas and 158 postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Swansea 021A	£833	77	52	14	View →
Swansea 021E	£833	98	71	92	View →
Swansea 021C	£833	98	86	72	View →
Swansea 021D	£833	76	42	33	View →
Swansea 021F	£833	70	22	33	View →

Postcodes covered

In Swansea 021F

SA1 1LY SA1 1QR SA1 1RJ SA1 8AA SA1 8AH SA1 8AJ SA1 8AL SA1 8AN SA1 8EL SA1 8ER SA1 8EW SA1 8FA SA1 8FB SA1 8FD SA1 8FF SA1 8JN SA1 8JQ SA1 8JS SA1 8JT SA1 8JU SA1 8LD SA1 8PL SA1 8PP SA1 8PY SA1 8QH SA1 8QS SA1 8QT SA1 8QW SA1 8QY SA1 8QZ SA1 8RA SA1 8RB SA1 8RD SA1 8RE SA1 8RF SA1 8RG SA1 8RU SA1 8SB SA1 8SE

In Swansea 021E

SA1 8AG SA1 8AS SA1 8AT SA1 8AU SA1 8AW SA1 8AY SA1 8BB SA1 8BE SA1 8BH SA1 8BJ SA1 8BL SA1 8BN SA1 8BP SA1 8BQ SA1 8BR SA1 8BS SA1 8BT SA1 8BU SA1 8BW SA1 8BX SA1 8BY SA1 8BZ SA1 8DH SA1 8DJ SA1 8DL SA1 8DQ SA1 8ES SA1 8ET SA1 8EU SA1 8FE SA1 8JF SA1 8JG SA1 8PG SA1 8PH SA1 8PJ

In Swansea 021C

SA1 8AZ SA1 8BA SA1 8BG SA1 8DN SA1 8DP SA1 8DR SA1 8DS SA1 8DT SA1 8DU SA1 8DW SA1 8DX SA1 8DY SA1 8DZ SA1 8EA SA1 8EB SA1 8EE SA1 8EF SA1 8EG SA1 8EH SA1 8EJ SA1 8EQ SA1 8EX SA1 8EY SA1 8EZ SA1 8HA SA1 8HB SA1 8HD SA1 8HG SA1 8HP

In Swansea 021A

SA1 8DB SA1 8DE SA1 8DG SA1 8LL SA1 8LN SA1 8LQ SA1 8LW SA1 8NB SA1 8ND SA1 8NE SA1 8NF SA1 8NG SA1 8NH SA1 8NJ SA1 8NL SA1 8NN SA1 8NP SA1 8NQ SA1 8NR SA1 8NS SA1 8NT SA1 8NU SA1 8NW SA1 8NX SA1 8NY SA1 8NZ SA1 8PA SA1 8PB SA1 8PN SA1 8QP

In Swansea 021D

SA1 8HE SA1 8HF SA1 8HH SA1 8HJ SA1 8HL SA1 8HN SA1 8HQ SA1 8HR SA1 8HS SA1 8HT SA1 8HW SA1 8JX SA1 8JY SA1 8JZ SA1 8LA SA1 8LB SA1 8LE SA1 8LF SA1 8LG SA1 8LH SA1 8LJ SA1 8LR SA1 8LY SA1 8LZ SA1 8NA

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What's the median rent in St Thomas?: The median monthly rent across St Thomas is £833.
How safe is St Thomas?: St Thomas 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 St Thomas?: 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 19 minutes' walk.
What schools are near St Thomas?: There are 1 schools within 2 km of St Thomas, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 79231 m away.
What is the council tax band in St Thomas?: The most common council tax band in St Thomas is B. Council tax is set by Swansea council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from St Thomas to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from St Thomas to central London is approximately 185 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 St Thomas?: 100% of premises in St Thomas are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the average property price in St Thomas?: The average property price across Swansea (the local authority covering St Thomas) 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 St Thomas 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 St Thomas?: St Thomas contains 5 local areas: Swansea 021A, Swansea 021E, Swansea 021C, Swansea 021D, Swansea 021F.
Where is St Thomas?: St Thomas sits within Swansea in the Wales region.

FAQ

Frequently asked about St Thomas

Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.

What is the average rent in St Thomas?: The estimated median monthly rent in St Thomas 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 St Thomas a safe place to live?: St Thomas has a safety score of 52/100. 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 St Thomas?: 0% of schools within 2 km of St Thomas are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from St Thomas?: Public-transport commute time from St Thomas to central London is approximately 185 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is St Thomas different from the rest of Swansea?: St Thomas 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 St Thomas rank in Swansea?: St Thomas scores 77/100 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.

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