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About

Sketty is a suburb to the west of Swansea city centre, centred on Mumbles Road (A4118). The main commercial strip at Sketty Cross has shops, cafés and local services that serve the surrounding streets. Residential areas include terraces and interwar housing as well as later developments; some streets rise toward higher ground and offer views across to Swansea Bay. Singleton Park sits within Sketty and provides formal lawns, specimen trees and a botanic collection that backs the Swansea University Singleton Park campus on its northern edge.

Community life in Sketty is organised around its parks, schools and sports facilities. Singleton Park fields are used for matches and community events, and regular bus routes link the area with the city centre and the Pier to the south. Churches, primary schools and small shopping parades punctuate the suburb rather than a single town centre, so daily needs are met locally while main services remain in central Swansea. The mix of parkland next to the university campus shapes much of the area’s layout and everyday use.

Area overview

On average Sketty has None deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 35 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 4.5% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Sketty is £58,639 per year. Sketty is home to around 6,537 people, with a population density of about 1,668.1 per km2.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
35
Deprivation level
N/A
Income level
10/10
Social housing
4.5%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Sketty Population
6,537
Population density
1,668.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
16.52(-51%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.52(-52%)
Public order
3.37(-59%)
Anti-social behaviour
3.06(-76%)
Vehicle crime
2.6(-9%)
Wales average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,335
81.64%
Other White
262
4.01%
Indian
117
1.79%
Other Asian
108
1.65%
Arab
93
1.42%
Total population: 6,535

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,589
45.51%
Level 3 (A level)
1,526
26.82%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
553
9.72%
No qualifications
449
7.89%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
244
4.29%
Total 16+ residents: 5,689

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,233
50.93%
Owns with a mortgage
701
28.95%
Private landlord or letting agency
339
14%
Social rents from council
43
1.78%
Other forms of private rent
43
1.78%
Total households: 2,421

Property prices in Sketty

Based on 67 recent sales, the median property price is £342,500 in Sketty area, with individual transactions ranging from £63,000 up to £765,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Sketty in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Sketty over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats11£144,000
Terraced10£275,000
Detached21£520,000
Semi-Detached25£335,000

10 years median price trend in Sketty

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Sketty.

All postcodes in Sketty

SA28BY

Sketty

SA28DF

The Bryn

SA20SR

Clarendon Road

SA28PW

Sketty

SA28NA

Gabalfa Road

SA28QD

Singleton Park

SA28LU

Byng Morris Close

SA28NQ

Sketty Park Drive

SA28BH

Saunders Way

SA29DA

Eversley Road

SA28PQ

Sketty

SA28QA

Sketty

SA28AX

Cherry Grove

SA28JH

Sketty Park Drive

SA29AQ

Cory Street

SA20JF

Roger Beck Way

SA28EH

Glynderwen Crescent

SA28PT

Sketty

SA29AP

De-La-Beche Road

SA20TE

Sketty Avenue

SA28PY

Singleton Park

SA28LQ

Admirals Walk

SA28EP

Ocean View Close

SA29AJ

Lewis Street

SA28AF

Meadow Rise

SA28PH

Sketty

SA29AW

Cory Street

SA20ST

Kingston Road

SA28BL

Dulais Grove

SA28AS

Cherry Grove

SA28QL

Sketty

SA20UH

Vivian Road

SA28DP

Derwen Fawr Road

SA28AR

King George Court

SA28AE

Beech Tree Lane

SA28PZ

Sketty

SA28NB

Cedric Close

SA29FE

Gainsborough Close

SA28BB

Hendy Close

SA29AN

Park View Terrace

SA28AA

Derwen Fawr Road

SA20UJ

Vivian Road

SA35AU

Mumbles Road

SA28LT

Parklands View

SA29EA

De-La-Beche Road

SA28BD

Millfield Close

SA28EJ

Derwen Fawr Road

SA28PU

Sketty

SA28EQ

Glynderwen Close

SA28BJ

Saunders Way

SA28AT

Cherry Grove

SA28DS

Coedcelyn Road

SA20AX

Brynmill Lane

SA28AZ

Saunders Way

SA28LR

Sketty Park Close

SA28EB

Derwen Fawr Road

SA29AR

De La Beche Road

SA28ED

Derwen Fawr Road

SA20UN

Vivian Road

SA28DA

Sketty Park Close

SA29FG

Rembrandt Court

SA28DH

Rhyd Yr Helyg

SA29FF

Masefield Way

SA29GA

Coed-Saeson Crescent

SA28AB

Derwen Fawr Road

SA20SP

Grosvenor Road

SA29DG

Coedsaeson Crescent

SA28DU

Ynysnewydd Road

SA28EN

Gwerneinon Road

SA35AT

Glyn Crescent

SA28PJ

Sketty

SA28LG

Cunningham Close

SA28DE

The Bryn

SA28AU

Cherry Grove

SA29BZ

Gower Road

SA28NF

Gabalfa Road

SA29AL

Llewelyn Street

SA28PG

Sketty

SA28ET

Y Deri

SA20UL

Vivian Road

SA28AH

Rhyd Y Defaid Drive

SA29DJ

Frogmore Avenue

SA29AS

Sketty Park Road

SA28QJ

Sketty

SA20SD

Queens Road

SA29DU

Brynmill Lane

SA28PL

Sketty

SA28NG

Sketty Park Drive

SA29DB

Eversley Road

SA28AN

Rhyd Y Defaid Drive

SA28LJ

Birchtree Close

SA20SU

Tavistock Close

SA28PS

Sketty

SA28LL

Oaktree Avenue

SA29AH

Dillwyn Road

SA29AT

Caebryn Avenue

SA28AW

Rhyd Y Defaid Drive

SA29FB

Gower Road

SA28BA

Saunders Way

SA28AL

Rhyd Y Defaid Drive

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.