SA2 8BH Swansea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sketty.
Streets
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 F (29% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- The Belvedere, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 27 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 45 m and 54 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swansea 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| Gowerton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bynea 2,720 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Valley View Lower Sketty | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swansea Bus Station Stand X | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | Killay Precinct Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 51.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sketty & Killay Medical Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Unit | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Singleton Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Sketty Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Killay, Killay | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Clyne Valley Country Park 294 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 780 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 296 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ynys Pit & Leat, a scheduled monument, 170 m south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ynys Pit & Leat | Scheduled monument | 170 m south-west |
| Clyne Valley Shaft Mounds | Scheduled monument | 600 m south-west |
| Clyne Wood Coal Level | Scheduled monument | 930 m south |
| Clyne Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 930 m south-west |
| Singleton Park and Sketty Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Wood | Wood | 220 m west |
| Olchfa Wood | Wood | 810 m north-west |
| Traeth Abertawe | Beach | 2.1 km south-east |
| Pwll Mawr | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Black Stones | Wetland | 3.5 km south |
| Colts Hill | Hill | 3.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
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 | 59 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.