OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Swansea

Private rents in Swansea average £848 a month across all property sizes, up 6% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£848
1-bed
£684
2-bed
£793
3-bed
£893
4+ bed
£1,269
Flats
£747

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The £848 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £684 and a 3-bed at £893 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Swansea
Two-year change: +11.7%Five-year change: +41.3%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 2.5% over the last six months, against +3.4% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
SA3482 sales£360,000SA2571 sales£265,000SA4830 sales£225,000SA7214 sales£190,000SA6469 sales£175,000SA5403 sales£160,000SA1621 sales£144,500
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £205,000.
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What next door costs
Swansea is the 6th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Neath Port Talbot£633£725£9752Merthyr Tydfil£640£723£1,0903Carmarthenshire£645£738£9964Rhondda Cynon Taf£675£757£9965Bridgend£697£812£1,137
6SwanseaYou are here£793£893£1,269
7Vale of Glamorgan£893£1,002£1,486
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.