SA3 1PH Swansea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gower.
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 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
- Corner House, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 81 address points in this postcode, 6 at high risk, 3 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: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 5 at high risk, 3 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 81 addresses are between 0 m and 97 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 19%, gigabit 19% of premises; 6% 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 | 13.1 km |
| Llanelli 393,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Pitton Crossroads | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 67.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Gower Medical Practice | 3.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Scurlage Pharmacy | 3.6 km |
| Hospital | Prince Philip Hospital | 16.8 km |
| Police station | Dyfed & Powys Police Burry Port Police Station | 13.3 km |
| Cash machines | Chips Ahoy Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 660 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thurba Camp, a scheduled monument, 890 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thurba Camp | Scheduled monument | 890 m south-west |
| Remains of Medieval Building & Church at Rhossili | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Lewes Castle Promontory Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mewslade Bay | Bay | 1.1 km south-west |
| Ram Grove | Valley | 1.1 km south |
| Inner Head | Hill | 3.5 km west |
| Berry Wood | Wood | 4.7 km east |
| Chapel Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km east |
| Overton Mere | Wetland | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.4 | 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 | 61 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 71% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 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) | 11% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 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.