Renting in Swansea

Average Rent in Swansea: £900/mo

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Median asking rent across 3,242 live Swansea listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£900 /month

3,242 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Swansea by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£789/mo	106
1 bed	£725/mo	711
2 bed	£920/mo	798
3 bed	£1,050/mo	502
4+ bed	£1,750/mo	712
Room (house share)	£500/mo	413

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Swansea

What it costs to rent in Swansea

Swansea currently has 3,242 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £900 a month. 130 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 50% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CF47 at around £750/mo, while CF11 sits nearer £1,275/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Swansea around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Swansea by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 3,242 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Swansea

£789/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Swansea is £789 a month, 12% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 106 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Swansea

£725/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Swansea is £725 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 711 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Swansea

£920/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Swansea is £920 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £900, based on 798 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Swansea

£1,050/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Swansea is £1,050 a month, 17% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 502 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Swansea

£1,750/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Swansea is £1,750 a month, 94% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 712 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Swansea

£500/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Swansea house share is £500 a month, 44% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 413 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Swansea rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Swansea. Latest: £848/mo (Jul 26, +6.0% YoY).

Latest

£848

Jul 26

Annual

+6.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£601

Aug 21

Total change

+41%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Swansea pay goes on rent?

Renters in Swansea spend an estimated 32% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£848/mo

£10,176/yr

Median pay

£32,091/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

32%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Swansea

Flats & apartments

842

40% of listings

Houses

845

40% of listings

Rooms

413

19% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Swansea — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 52% of the 866 houses currently advertised in Swansea.

Terraced
52%453
Other house
29%249
Semi-detached
13%111
Detached
4%34
Bungalow
2%19

Rent by postcode

Where Swansea rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,803 live listings in 16 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Swansea

1CF11£1,275/mo4 rentals
2CF10£1,216/mo4 rentals
3SA3£1,150/mo68 rentals

Cheapest in Swansea

1CF47£750/mo3 rentals
2CF32£750/mo3 rentals
3SA11£788/mo4 rentals

Features · Swansea

Garden, parking, and floor area in Swansea

Live signal across 3,242 Swansea rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

72%

of 550 Swansea listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

74%

of 684 Swansea listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Swansea this week

130 homes came onto the Swansea rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

130 new this weekUpdated today

Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Swansea. Click through to the source portal to enquire.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Swansea

Most Swansea homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 115,360 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.25

≈ Band C–D

Stock

115k

115,360 properties

A
15%17,670
B
25%28,630
C
22%24,930
D
15%17,260
E
11%13,140
F
7%8,150
G
3%3,860
H
1%1,190
I
0%540

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Swansea

82% of Swansea premises can already get full-fibre and 90% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

82%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

90%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

469 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
82%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Swansea), July 2025, covering 112,763 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Swansea homes

42% of Swansea homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

42%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

58%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

86k

86,198 EPCs

A
1%670
B
9%7,410
C
32%27,740
D
39%33,487
E
15%12,976
F
4%3,042
G
1%873

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Swansea. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Area safety

Safety in Swansea

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Swansea has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 22 of 22 postcode districts analysed, the median was 74 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Swansea is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

74 crimes per area (median)
22 of 22 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Swansea ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Swansea

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Mumbles has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Swansea.

Uplands
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (277) · pop. ~11,000
71
per 1k
Mumbles
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (26) · pop. ~17,000
4.3
per 1k
Sketty
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (87) · pop. ~16,000
15
per 1k
Brynmill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (183) · pop. ~8,000
62
per 1k
Morriston
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (73) · pop. ~18,000
11
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Swansea listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Swansea.

Rightmove

895

OpenRent

753

OnTheMarket

721

PrimeLocation

460

SpareRoom

413

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Frequently asked

Renting in Swansea — your questions answered

How much is rent in Swansea?

The average (median) asking rent in Swansea is £900 a month — a 1-bed is £725 and a 2-bed £920, based on 3,242 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Swansea?

The median asking rent for a studio in Swansea is £789 a month, 12% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 106 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Swansea?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Swansea is £725 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 711 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Swansea?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Swansea is £920 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £900, based on 798 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Swansea?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Swansea is £1,050 a month, 17% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 502 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Swansea?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Swansea is £1,750 a month, 94% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 712 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Swansea?

The median asking rent for a room in a Swansea house share is £500 a month, 44% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 413 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Swansea?

There are currently 3,242 rental properties available in Swansea, with 130 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Swansea safe for renters?

Swansea has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 74 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Swansea?

The most commonly reported crime category in Swansea is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across Wales

Average rent across Wales

How Swansea compares with the other 6 places we track in Wales — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.

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