SA7 0EA Swansea
Live postcode, introduced July 2006. Ward: Llansamlet.
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 C (31% of about 990 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
Natural Resources Wales's flood risk map has not been checked against this postcode yet.
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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llansamlet 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Skewen 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Swansea 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest DVLA Vale Gwernllwynchwyth | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swansea Bus Station Stand X | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Premier Inn Swansea North Car Park | 680 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 49.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Strawberry Place Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ty Gwyn Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Llwyneryr Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Morriston Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gwarchodfa Natur Bro Tawe 6.6 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ardal Chwarae Tregof 2,530 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 12 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 2.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 6.6 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 42% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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.