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The Ridge, Sketty, Swansea

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Ridge, Sketty, Swansea · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/swansea-swansea/the-ridge/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SA2 8AG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£558,150
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£472,769
8 sales
Price range
£350k – £559k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
SA2 8AG

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At a glance

8 property sales on The Ridge, Sketty, Swansea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £558,150. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £480,358. By property type, sales here have been 75% detached, 25% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Ridge range from £350,000 to £559,000. 75% of homes sold here were freehold and 25% leasehold.

House prices on The Ridge compared

SA2 postcode area£277,765
Swansea£233,479
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Ridge has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SA2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £482,000 (2 sales)2016£482k2018: £380,000 (1 sales)2018£380k2019: £455,000 (1 sales)2019£455k2021: £350,000 (1 sales)2021£350k2022: £550,000 (1 sales)2022£550k2024: £525,000 (1 sales)2024£525k2026: £558,150 (1 sales)2026£558k

Tenure: 75% freehold and 25% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached6£480,35831 Jul 2026
Semi-detached2£450,00025 Nov 2022

Sold prices on The Ridge

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, The Ridge SA2 8AG 31 Jul 2026£558,150 DetachedFreehold
3, The Ridge SA2 8AG 21 Mar 2024£525,000 DetachedLeasehold
14, The Ridge SA2 8AG 25 Nov 2022£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, The Ridge SA2 8AG 6 Aug 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, The Ridge SA2 8AG 5 Sep 2019£455,000 DetachedFreehold
16, The Ridge SA2 8AG 20 Jul 2018£380,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, The Ridge SA2 8AG 8 Nov 2016£405,000 DetachedFreehold
15, The Ridge SA2 8AG 16 Sep 2016£559,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Swansea station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
  • Gowerton station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Llansamlet station 6.1 mi · 2 hr 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Coed Celyn Road (after, Derwe-fawr Roadn) 3 min walk
  • Saunders Way Lower (opp 3, Saunders Way) 3 min walk
  • Bible College of Wales (before, Derwen-fawr Road) 3 min walk
  • Saunders Way Lower (o/s 5, Saunders Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • University Health Centre
    Penmaen Residences, Singleton Park, Swansea · 0.6 mi
  • Sketty & Killay Medical Centre
    Sketty Surgery, De La Beche Road, Swansea · 0.8 mi
  • Uplands & Mumbles Surgery
    46-48 Sketty Road, Swansea · 1.4 mi
  • The Grove Medical Centre
    6 Uplands Terrace, Uplands, Swansea · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Sketty Gower Rd Express · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Sketty Gower Road · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Swansea - Bryn Road · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op West Cross - Linden Avenue · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.8 mi
  • Well · 0.9 mi
  • Tycoch Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Unit · 0.6 mi
  • Eversley Road (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.5%62.5%
Private rented7.2%20.3%
Social rented0.3%17.1%
Households650

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6451.9%64.1%
Aged 65+32.1%18.6%
Residents1,533

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks83%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across Swansea with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Ridge

Ethnic group

HereSwansea
White89.8%91.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%4.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%1.6%
Other ethnic group2%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1.2%

Religion

HereSwansea
Christian52.8%41.3%
No religion35.8%47.3%
Not answered5.7%6.7%
Muslim3.9%3.2%
Sikh0.7%–
Hindu0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSwansea
Born in the UK88.5%90.6%
Born outside the UK11.5%9.4%

Highest qualification

HereSwansea
Level 4 qualifications and above59.8%32.8%
Level 3 qualifications11%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications10.3%13.8%
No qualifications8.1%18.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%7.9%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.8%
Other qualifications2.4%2.6%

General health

HereSwansea
Very good health54.5%47.7%
Good health29.8%30.9%
Fair health11.8%14%
Bad health2.7%5.5%
Very bad health1.1%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSwansea
2 cars or vans in household40.7%25.6%
1 car or van in household39.2%42.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%9.2%
No cars or vans in household6.6%22.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Swansea.

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Estate agents near The Ridge

  • Belvoir 0.9 mi
  • Dawsons 0.9 mi
  • The Smarter Property Company 1.0 mi
  • Digs Swansea 1.0 mi
  • Mirador Property 1.0 mi

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