Local authority · W06000011
Swansea
In useSwansea is a local authority in Wales, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- W06000011
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 376 km²
- Population
- 251,304Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
What it contains
150 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
41 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Birchgrove
- Bishopston
- Bonymaen
- Castle
- Clydach
- Cockett
- Cwmbwrla
- Dunvant
- Gorseinon
- Gowerton
- Grovesend and Waungron
- Ilston
- Killay
- Landore
- Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton
- Llangyfelach
- Llanrhidian Higher
- Llanrhidian Lower
- Llansamlet
- Llwchwr
- Mawr
- Morriston
- Mumbles
- Mynyddbach
- Penderry
- Penllergaer
- Pennard
- Penrice
- Pontarddulais
- Pontlliw and Tircoed
- Port Eynon
- Reynoldston
- Rhossili
- Sketty
- St Thomas
- Three Crosses
- Townhill
- Uplands
- Upper Killay
- Waterfront
- Waunarlwydd
32 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Bishopston
- Bôn-y-maen
- Castle
- Clydach
- Cockett
- Cwmbwrla
- Dunvant and Killay
- Fairwood
- Gorseinon and Penyrheol
- Gower
- Gowerton
- Landore
- Llangyfelach
- Llansamlet
- Llwchwr
- Mayals
- Morriston
- Mumbles
- Mynydd-bach
- Pen-clawdd
- Penderry
- Penllergaer
- Pennard
- Pontarddulais
- Pontlliw and Tircoed
- Sketty
- St Thomas
- Townhill
- Uplands
- Waterfront
- Waunarlwydd
- West Cross
What it overlaps
1 ward, as of the December 2018 boundaries
Neighbours
2 local authorities share a border with Swansea, longest border first.
- Neath Port Talbot 26.0 km
- Carmarthenshire 17.6 km
Data published for it
25 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Swansea itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation2019
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000011 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000011/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000011/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000011/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000011/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000011/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000011?include=capabilities