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How many years of salary to buy a house in Swansea?

Buying an average home in Swansea (Wales) takes about 5.9 years of full-time salary: the average house price of £206,254 (HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026) divided by median full-time earnings of £34,834 a year (ONS ASHE 2024). That is more affordable than the UK average ratio of 7.2.

Price-to-earnings ratio
5.9×
years of gross salary
Average house price
£206,254
UKHPI
Median full-time salary
£34,834
ASHE 2024
10% deposit
£20,625
15% deposit
£30,938
Loan multiple (10% down)
5.3×
lenders cap ~4.5×

How this is measured. This ratio divides the UKHPI average (mean) house price by ASHE full-time median individual earnings. The ONS official “Housing affordability” statistic uses median price ÷ median earnings, so the two are close but not identical. All three inputs are official, open-licensed figures — none are estimated.

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See also: rent vs buy in Swansea · full house prices in Swansea

Frequently asked questions

How many years of salary does it take to buy a house in Swansea?
In Swansea the average home costs £206,254 (HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026) against full-time median earnings of £34,834 a year (ONS ASHE 2024). That is a house-price-to-earnings ratio of 5.9 — it would take about 5.9 years of gross salary to equal the average house price.
What deposit do you need to buy in Swansea?
A 10% deposit on the £206,254 average Swansea home is £20,625, and a 15% deposit is £30,938 (based on HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026).
Is buying in Swansea more or less affordable than the UK average?
Swansea's house-price-to-earnings ratio is 5.9, versus 7.2 for the UK as a whole — so buying here is more affordable than the UK average.
How big a mortgage would you need to buy in Swansea?
After a 10% deposit you would need to borrow £185,629 on the average Swansea home — about 5.3× the £34,834 full-time median salary. Most UK lenders cap mortgages around 4.5× income.

Sources: house price — HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI) (April 2026); earnings — ONS — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2024. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ASHE and UKHPI are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.