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Living in Swansea

In Swansea, the median gross salary is €3,527 a month (2025) and tenants pay an average rent of €995 a month (2026).

Regional median gross salary figures for Swansea showed €2,811 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.8% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population170,085people21 Mar 2021Official source · Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 — Table 1c/1d
Median gross salary3,527EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS)
Average rent995.3EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority
Unemployment rate3.8%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime7,420offences per 100,000country median 9,646 — 23% belowOfficial source · Office for National Statistics
PM2.5, annual mean4.8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Higher unemployment than 61% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 84% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Swansea?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Swansea.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Swansea. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Swansea recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24
Mobile plan, 10 GB€13
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited24.02 EUR/month30 Sept 2026BT Full Fibre 1502Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack20Official · national market
Rent price index, mean995.3 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition19Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)995.3 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority15Official

Is Swansea a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student41%strong on education, weak on work · range 34–48%
Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 43–59%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Swansea?

The median gross salary is about 3,527 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 3,527 EUR/month · Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS)1
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,811 EUR/month · 2026-08-06 · Office for National Statistics (ONS)13
Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Swansea is 3.8%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary3,527 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS)1Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,811 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)13Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.8 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)14Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Swansea?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Swansea median gross pay: €3,527 (Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS), 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,852of €2,884 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,884
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31− €995
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,852
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Swansea Salary needed to live in Swansea

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Swansea. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Swansea. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers1 count30 Sept 2026Kingsway Campus — ESOL — Gower College Swansea4Official
Primary schools39 count3 Aug 2026Welsh Government (My Local School)24Official
Schools46 count3 Aug 2026Welsh Government (My Local School)24Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Swansea's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices46 count30 Sept 2026ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)10Official
Pharmacies65 count30 Sept 2026ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Swansea under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime was 7,420.1 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

How safe is Swansea?

Police recorded about 7,420 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 7,420 offences per 100,000 · Office for National Statistics12
Recorded crime across major citiesSwansea highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Swansea highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267
Bristol13,099
Liverpool12,409
Leeds11,462
Birmingham11,416
Leicester11,001
Sheffield9,693
Cardiff9,379
Belfast9,156
Swansea7,420
Glasgow757
Edinburgh549
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents165.9 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2026PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)18Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,420 offences per 100,000country median 9,64631 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents2,911 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2026PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)18Official

Mobility and administration

Swansea's nearest airport was CWL, 48 km away and offered 20 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport20 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Distance to the nearest major airport48 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)CWL3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Climate and air quality

Swansea's monthly mean temperatures were 6.3°C in January and 16.8°C in July. Swansea's monthly precipitation totalled 102.5 mm in January and 73.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Swansea?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk23

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Swansea is 4.8 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4.8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024uk-air.defra.gov.uk23Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.3 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 12.4 · May 15.2 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 18 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.3 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 6.9 · May 9.5 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 5.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.3 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.6 · May 12.4 · Jun 15 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 102.5 · Feb 73.7 · Mar 69.9 · Apr 59.9 · May 64.5 · Jun 68.6 · Jul 73.6 · Aug 87.7 · Sep 76.4 · Oct 112.8 · Nov 117.9 · Dec 114.1 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Plymouth ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±1.3 °C, Limerick (Ireland) ±1.0 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Swansea?

The published population was 170,085 people in March 2021. Source: Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 — Table 1c/1d21

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share11.83 %31 Dec 2021Census 2021 (ONS): Towns and cities (characteristics of built-up areas), tables 4c/4d3Official
Foreign residents20,125 people31 Dec 2021Census 2021 (ONS): Towns and cities (characteristics of built-up areas), tables 4c/4d3Official
Population170,085 people21 Mar 2021Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 — Table 1c/1d21Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities1 count3 Aug 2026Medr (Wales)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Swansea

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Swindon as a Swansea alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 150 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €3,918 Swindon vs €3,527 Swansea+11%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,916 (2026) Swindon vs 7,420 (2024) Swanseano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,006 Swindon vs €2,811 Swansea+7%
  • Foreign residents: 23.5% Swindon vs 11.8% Swanseano percentage
Full comparisonMore about Swindon

Cities near Swansea

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Swansea, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities
Oxford170,805 residentsSunderland168,315 residentsSlough166,855 residentsWarrington174,970 residentsSouthend-on-Sea182,305 residentsSwindon183,680 residents

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Swansea in rankings

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Swansea?

The published population was 170,085 people in March 2021. Source: Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 — Table 1c/1d.

Is the air quality good in Swansea?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Swansea?

Police recorded about 7,420 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Office for National Statistics.

What is the typical salary in Swansea?

The median gross salary is about 3,527 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS).

What is the typical salary around Swansea?

The median gross salary is 2,811 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

How many foreign residents live in Swansea?

20,125 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census 2021 (ONS): Towns and cities (characteristics of built-up areas), tables 4c/4d.

Is Swansea a good place to live?

Swansea may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Swansea?

Gorseinon, Clydach, Briton Ferry, Neath, Cwmafan are near Swansea. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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