SA3 1LD Swansea
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. Ward: Gower.
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 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: 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
- Home Farm Barns, grade II
- Home Farm Cartshed and Loft, grade II
- North Range at Home Farm Barns, 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 | Llanelli 393,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km |
| Bynea 2,720 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Gowerton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Home Farm Little Reynoldstown | 100 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 61.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Gower Medical Practice | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Scurlage Pharmacy | 3.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 Compton Houses | 8.3 km |
| Hospital | Prince Philip Hospital | 12.8 km |
| Police station | Llanelli Police Station | 11.3 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 3.1 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Penrice Castle (Ruins), a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Penrice Castle (Ruins) | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south-east |
| Penrice Castle | Scheduled monument | 570 m south-east |
| Penrice Castle Dovecote | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m south-east |
| Penrice Castle (Mansion) | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south-east |
| Penrice Towers gate house | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Penrice Ringwork | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Penrice Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km south-east |
| Cefn Bryn Burial Chamber | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Stouthall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hayes Wood | Wood | 580 m east |
| Cefn Bryn | Hill | 840 m north |
| Red Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Oxwich Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km south |
| Gower | Headland | 2.8 km north-east |
| Willoxton Cwm | Valley | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 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 | 58 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 14% | 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) | 50% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.