SA1 1JS Swansea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
Council tax
What each band costs in Swansea in 2026-27: Band D £2,238 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,492 | £1,741 | £1,990 | £2,238 | £2,736 | £3,233 | £3,730 | £4,477 | £5,223 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (36% of about 1,750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Ebenezer Baptist Chapel Hall, grade II*
- Ebenezer Baptist Chapel,, grade II*
- St. Matthew's Church, grade II
Flood risk
Natural Resources Wales's flood risk map has not been checked against this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swansea 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 130 m |
| Llansamlet 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Gowerton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Swansea Railway Station | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swansea Bus Station Stand X | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on New Cut Road, SA1 | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 48.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsway Surgery | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Craddock Street Dental Surgery | 750 m |
| Hospital | Cefn Coed Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Swansea Police Station | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7.1 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | Parc yr Hafod 1.9 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 360 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ebenezer Baptist Chapel,, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m south-west. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south-west |
| Ebenezer Baptist Chapel Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-west |
| Bethesda Baptist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north |
| Glynn Vivian Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Original Swansea Castle | Scheduled monument | 570 m south |
| Swansea Castle | Scheduled monument | 650 m south |
| Foxhole River Staithes | Scheduled monument | 700 m north-east |
| St. James's Gardens and Crescent | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Cwmdonkin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kilvey Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Queen's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Cwmgelli | Valley | 3.2 km north |
| Traeth Abertawe | Beach | 3.4 km south-west |
| Crymlyn Bog | Wetland | 3.6 km east |
| Mill Wood | Wood | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 79% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 27% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.