SA2 8DF Swansea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sketty.
Streets
- The Bryn, Abertawe / Swansea: 27 addresses
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 D (31% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 27 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 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, 0 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.
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 | 3.8 km |
| Gowerton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Llansamlet 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Harford Court Lower Sketty | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swansea Bus Station Stand X | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 4.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 51.0 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 19 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 10% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 40% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 45% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 8% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Bryn.