SA3 4RT Swansea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mumbles.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Summerland Lane, Caswell: 8 addresses
- Summerland Lane, Abertawe / Swansea: 1 address
- Owensfield, Caswell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Caswell Drive, Newton: 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 E (17% of about 1,030 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
None of the 11 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 | 8.3 km |
| Gowerton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Bynea 2,720 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Summerland Lane Newton | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swansea Bus Station Stand A | 7.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 8.2 km |
| Car parks | Knab Rock Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 51.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Road Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Singleton Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Sketty Police Station | 5.8 km |
| Cash machines | *Deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food Swansea Mumbles Road, Mumbles Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,690 m² | 530 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 280 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Underhill Park Recreation Ground 5.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,820 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 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) | 64% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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 Unnamed street near Summerland Lane.