SA3 1DJ Swansea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gower.
Streets
- Unnamed street, Cwm Ivy: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street, Cwm Ivy: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street, Cwm Ivy: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street, Cwm Ivy: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Overway, Cwm Ivy: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street, Cwm Ivy: 2 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 G (38% of about 880 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 31 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 31 addresses are between 5 m and 51 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 7%, gigabit 7% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pembrey and Burry Port 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km |
| Llanelli 393,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bynea 2,720 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Llanmadoc | 430 m |
| Bus or coach station | Llanelli Bus Station Stand 1 | 9.8 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 9.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 68.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Gower Medical Practice | 6.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Scurlage Pharmacy | 6.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.2 km |
| Hospital | Prince Philip Hospital | 11.6 km |
| Police station | Dyfed & Powys Police Burry Port Police Station | 7.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Rhiwlas Green 1,530 m² | 680 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 500 m² | 920 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,750 m² | 2.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Madoc's Church cross-incised stones, a scheduled monument, 260 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Madoc's Church cross-incised stones | Scheduled monument | 260 m south |
| Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on E end of | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| The Bulwark, Llanmadoc Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cwm Ivy Woods | Wood | 480 m east |
| Cwm Ivy Marsh | Wetland | 540 m north-east |
| Sluice Gutter | Wetland | 1.1 km north-east |
| The Groose | Tidal water | 1.2 km north-east |
| Llanmadoc Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Moor Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 3.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 31 |
4 of the postcode's 31 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 | 56 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 15% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.