Recorder Street, Swansea, SA1 3RX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SA1 3RX has a slightly higher male population, with 51% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	49%	0.5%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	51.5%	51%	-0.5%	49.0%	2.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SA1 3RX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.5%	46.6%	7.1%	37.9%	8.7%
Married: Opposite sex	29.8%	31%	1.2%	44.2%	-13.2%
Separated	4.7%	3%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	16.3%	13.4%	-2.9%	9.1%	4.3%
Widowed	9.7%	6%	-3.7%	6.1%	-0.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (62.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.5%	34.7%	-6.8%	48.4%	-13.7%
Good health	26.9%	27.6%	0.7%	33.6%	-6.0%
Fair health	15.9%	21.9%	6.0%	12.7%	9.2%
Bad health	10%	12.1%	2.1%	4.0%	8.1%
Very bad health	5.6%	3.7%	-1.9%	1.2%	2.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around SA1 3RX this area, 28.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.1%	28.4%	-5.7%	18.2%	10.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	7.5%	-4.5%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	11.6%	-0.8%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	3.7%	1.4%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.9%	15.3%	-0.6%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	18.6%	30.2%	11.6%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	1.1%	1.6%
Chinese	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	0.7%	1%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	0.7%	1%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	0%	4.7%	4.7%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	1%	1.7%	0.7%	2.5%	-0.8%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	86.7%	77.1%	-9.6%	81.4%	-4.3%
Arab	4.7%	2.7%	-2.0%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	0.7%	3%	2.3%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.4%	77.9%	-9.5%	83.2%	-5.3%
European Union	1.7%	7.7%	6.0%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3%	3%	0.0%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	6.6%	10.7%	4.1%	5.6%	5.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.4%	77.9%	-8.5%	83.2%	-5.3%
10+ Years	4.3%	11.7%	7.4%	9.8%	1.9%
5-10 Years	3.3%	4%	0.7%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	3.7%	0.0%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.1%	76.7%	-11.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
No passport held	26.8%	13.5%	13.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.6%	37.2%	6.4%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	9.1%	6.5%	2.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Recorder Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Recorder Street was 368.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.2% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Recorder Street has the 18th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle and the 32nd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 44.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in SA1 3RX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Overall Deprivation Rank - 8/10 (high )
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) measures how deprived small areas in Wales are compared to each other. WIMD highlights areas with the highest levels of different types of deprivation. Its main goal is to provide information about the most deprived areas in Wales to help make decisions about funding and local services. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
This domain measures the percentage of people with income below a certain level. It makes up 22% of the overall index.
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
This domain measures the lack of employment. It includes people of working age who are unable to work due to poor health or who are unemployed but looking for work. This domain makes up 22% of the overall Index.
Health Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
This domain measures poor health. It doesn't have any sub-sections. Some indicators are adjusted for age and sex to account for differences in different areas. This domain makes up 15% of the overall index.
Education Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
This domain measures how much people in an area lack education, training, and skills. It shows the educational disadvantages, like not having qualifications or skills. This domain makes up 14% of the overall index.
Access To Services Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
This domain measures how deprived a household is if they can't access important services needed for daily life, both in person and online. This includes not being able to get things like food (material deprivation) and not being able to do things like attend after-school activities (social deprivation). Poor access to services can make other types of deprivation worse. This domain counts for 10% of the overall index.
Housing Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The housing domain aims to identify poor housing based on physical conditions, living conditions, and availability. "Living conditions" means how suitable the housing is for the people living there, including health, safety, and necessary adjustments. This domain makes up 7% of the overall index.
Community Safety Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain looks at how safe people feel in their community. It includes actual crime and fire incidents, as well as how safe people feel when they are outside in their neighborhood. This domain makes up 5% of the overall index.
Physical Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
This domain measures things in the local area that might affect the well-being or quality of life of residents. It makes up 5% of the overall index.

Property Prices

Average property prices on Recorder Street are based on 34 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Swansea.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Recorder Street, Swansea, SA1 3RX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SA1 3RX

Average Price
£179,744

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£179,744

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Recorder Street

Average Price
£185,771

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£185,771

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Recorder Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Recorder Street, Swansea, Swansea Terraced, an established residential building	£176,000	2024-12-17	£186,313
27 Recorder Street, Swansea, Swansea Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2023-06-23	£205,471
32 Recorder Street, Swansea, Swansea Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2022-10-18	£143,894
18 Recorder Street, Swansea, Swansea Terraced, an established residential building	£132,000	2022-07-06	£144,679
32 Recorder Street, Swansea, Swansea Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2021-03-29	£134,698

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SA1 3RX

Employment

SA1 3RX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SA1 3RX area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Retired	71
Full-Time Employee	42
Long-Term Sick or disabled	40
Student (economically inactive)	25
Part-Time Employee	24
Other	20
Self-Employed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Education	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Construction	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Manufacturing	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Transport and storage	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Helen's Primary School Vincent Street , SA1 3TY	- not rated	461 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School Rodney Street , SA1 3UA	- not rated	622 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Terrace Road Primary School Terrace Road , Mount Pleasant SA1 6JD	- not rated	1,013 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Ffynone House School Trust 36 St James's Crescent , Uplands SA1 6DR	- not rated	1,024 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Sea View Community Primary School Creidiol Road , Mayhill SA1 6TX	- not rated	1,181 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pact Lunch	HMP Swansea Visits Hall, 200 Oystermouth Road	149 yd
Coast Line Cafe	Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road	265 yd
Tesco Family Dining Ltd	Tesco Stores Ltd, Albert Row	266 yd
Milano's Restaurant	67 Plymouth Street	285 yd
Halo Milktea Ltd	64 Plymouth Street	329 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hangar 18 Music Venue	50 Plymouth Street	367 yd
The Builders	38-39 Oxford Street	389 yd
Eli Jenkins	24-25 Oxford Street	407 yd
The New Wyndham	3 Wyndham Street	442 yd
Sin City	14-15 Dillwyn Street	455 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crusts	39 Singleton Street	352 yd
Domino's Pizza	10 Dillwyn Street	367 yd
Boobo Tea	6, Plymouth Street	376 yd
Grandad Needs His Medicine	215a Oxford Street	412 yd
The Bay Chippy	31 Argyle Street	417 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Stores Ltd, Albert Row	266 yd
Iceland Foods PLC	Unit 1a, St Davids Square	467 yd
Castle Square Convenience Store Ltd	10-11 Caer Street	607 yd
Co-op	127 Walter Road	807 yd
Sainsburys Supermarkets Plc	Sainsbury's, Quay Parade	1,032 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near SA1 3RX postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	77.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SA1 3RX