Electoral wardW05001067
Uplands ward, Swansea
Uplands is one of 32 electoral wards of Swansea (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 14,023 residents in 5,633 households — 6,096 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Swansea West constituency.
Residents, 202114,023council ward average 7,453
Households5,6332.49 residents per household
Density6,096/ km²about 2.30 km² · Swansea 632
Aged 65+13.1%Swansea: 20.5% · under 16: 9.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.6% · 366
5–92.7% · 375
10–154.0% · 555
16–195.9% · 830
20–2432.7% · 4,582
25–3411.9% · 1,675
35–4913.6% · 1,904
50–6413.5% · 1,899
65–746.9% · 972
75–844.1% · 575
85+2.1% · 290
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.9% · 1,572
1 car or van40.4% · 2,274
2 cars or vans21.3% · 1,199
3 or more10.4% · 588
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swansea overall: 62.3% owned, 19.1% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright26.3% · 1,480
With mortgage19.8% · 1,115
Shared ownership0.4% · 21
Social rented10.5% · 593
Private rented42.9% · 2,414
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house7.4% · 415
Semi-detached house19.6% · 1,106
Terraced house39.6% · 2,228
Purpose-built flat14.9% · 839
Converted house16.4% · 925
Other conversion1.1% · 60
Above shop / office1.0% · 56
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001067- Council
- Swansea
- Constituency
- Swansea West
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 32
Communities in the ward
Uplands
Other wards in the same constituency
CCastle14.0% aged 65+ · 28.7% owned13,191CCwmbwrla19.0% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned7,526LLandore14.3% aged 65+ · 57.0% owned7,268MMorriston21.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned16,028MMynydd-bach24.7% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned8,947PPenderry13.5% aged 65+ · 32.3% owned11,489SSketty24.7% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned14,780TTownhill11.5% aged 65+ · 29.9% owned8,836WWaterfront18.3% aged 65+ · 33.2% owned3,601
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.