Strong on transport, with lower house prices

Uplands at a glance

House prices
£226,500
Lower prices28th percentile
Schools
35th percentile
Middle
Transport
82nd percentile
Strong
Crime rate
78.5 per 1,000 residents
Middle39th percentile
Flood risk
Data not yet available

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Uplands a good place to live?

Uplands may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Abertawe - Swansea below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Movers who value stronger transport access
  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.

No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.

Crime rate in Uplands

Crime rate

Crime rate
78.5 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
39th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Uplands

House prices

Median sale price
£226,500
Percentile
28th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 105 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Uplands

Schools

35th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Uplands

Flood risk

Data not available in this public guide

We cannot draw a conclusion about flood risk from the available figures.

About missing data

Transport in Uplands

Transport

82nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Uplands a good place to live?

Uplands may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

Is Uplands safe?

Uplands ranks in the 39th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Uplands?

The median sale price was £226,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 28th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Uplands?

Schools rank in the 35th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Uplands?

Nearby public profiles include Penllergaer in Abertawe - Swansea and Gowerton in Abertawe - Swansea.