SA3 1AU Swansea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gower.
Streets
- Unnamed street near St Davids View, Llanddewi: 15 addresses
- St Davids View, Llanddewi: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Davids View, Llanddewi: 3 addresses
- A4118, Abertawe - Swansea: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Davids View, Llanddewi: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Davids View, Llanddewi: 1 address
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 G (24% of about 1,080 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
- Church of St David, grade II*
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 30 address points in this postcode, 9 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 6 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 4 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 41 m and 69 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 8% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llanelli 393,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km |
| Pembrey and Burry Port 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bynea 2,720 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Old Vicarage Llanddewi | 380 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 64.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gower Medical Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Scurlage Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Prince Philip Hospital | 13.9 km |
| Police station | Dyfed & Powys Police Burry Port Police Station | 11.8 km |
| Cash machines | Chips Ahoy Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 190 m² | 1.8 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 910 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St David, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St David | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-west |
| Earthwork 450m SW of Llanddewi Church | Scheduled monument | 600 m south-west |
| Burry Standing Stone | Scheduled monument | 830 m east |
| St Maurice's Church | Scheduled monument | 830 m east |
| Stouthall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km east |
| Fairyhill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Berry Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Chapel Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Capon's Hill | Hill | 2.8 km east |
| Ram Grove | Valley | 4.0 km south-west |
| The Knave | Headland | 4.0 km south-west |
| Oxwich Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 30 |
6 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Unnamed street near St Davids View.