Mumbles Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, End of H1 2026

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The Mumbles property market recorded 2,353 residential sales over the past 12 months, with a median sale price of £195,000. This places Mumbles £36k above the Swansea county median of £158,975, and £90k below the UK national median of £285,000.

Prices in Mumbles have shown broadly stable, with a year-on-year change of 0%. Within Swansea, Mumbles ranks 2nd by price out of 6 principal towns, and 2nd by transaction volume.

Mumbles median prices have moved from £196,750 in Q1 2025 to £178,500 in Q2 2026, a change of -9.3% over 5 quarters. Mumbles has now recorded 2 consecutive quarters of price falls.

Mumbles shares a HM Land Registry reporting district with neighbouring towns, and the source data does not distinguish Mumbles-specific sales from the wider district. The figures above reflect the whole shared district rather than Mumbles alone.

Swansea Council — the local planning authority covering Mumbles — has 65 residential units in its current pipeline, an estimated gross development value of £12.5m, across 185 applications (0 approved, 185 pending) at an approval rate of 0%.

Swansea Council covers more than one town in Swansea, so this pipeline figure is authority-wide rather than specific to Mumbles alone — planning applications aren't consistently attributable to a single town within a shared authority area.

Property prices in Mumbles vary significantly by type. The table below compares Mumbles prices with Swansea county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Mumbles command £340,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £123,900. The £216k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

Mumbles recorded 9 new-build transactions in the past 12 months, representing 0.4% of total sales. There is moderate development activity, with room for further growth.

New-build properties in Mumbles traded at a premium of 91.3% versus existing stock. This premium supports the viability of new development, as buyers are willing to pay more for new homes.

Across the wider Swansea market, 6 new-build completions were recorded — see our Swansea property market report for the full county picture.

The following table shows the most recent property transactions recorded in Mumbles, providing real-time evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers, and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £90,000 to £260,000 illustrates the breadth of the Mumbles market.

For developers considering Mumbles, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £195,000 and detached homes at £340,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a Mumbles scheme with a GDV of £340,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £221,000 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have remained flat year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Mumbles by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Mumbles's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Swansea:

For the full Swansea town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Swansea property market report.