Unregistered land in Swansea

Swansea (Wales) has 1,049 plots of land that are missing from the HM Land Registry index and score 50 or more on our 0–100 scale for how realistic a claim would be. 834 of them score 75 or more. That's around 28 for every 10 km², about 1.9 times the average for Wales.

1,049plots scoring 50+
828next to homes (79%)
884under an acre (84%)

Where they are

Darker squares contain more plots scoring 50+. Exact plot locations are for members.

Towns and villages with the most

Morriston24 plots
Mount Pleasant23 plots
Abertawe22 plots
Rhyd-y-gwin22 plots
Graig Trewyddfa21 plots
Pontlliw21 plots
Waunarlwydd20 plots
Dunvant19 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (41%).

Gaps within housing areas41%
Woodland28%
Not labelled on maps24%
Scrub, rough grass and heath3%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)3%
Farmland and meadow2%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre496
¼ to 1 acre388
1 to 2 acres65
Over 2 acres100
Watch out for: 1 are in Sites of Special Scientific Interest or nature reserves. We score these down, and members can see each one flagged on the map.

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Unregistered doesn’t mean unowned: much of this land has an owner who simply never registered it. Read how claims work before you act.

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