Swansea
1 address across 1 postcode (SA4), about 260 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 39100884.
No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Swansea costs £2,238 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 97% of premises. The nearest railway station is Bynea, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.9 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 13 m above sea level. The nearest GP surgery is Llwynhendy Health Centre, about 5.4 km away. About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band D (39% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 38 address points in this street's postcodes, 0 at high risk, 1 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: 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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 street's address is about 13 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA4 3SW | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bynea 2,720 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Llanelli 393,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Gowerton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Crofty | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Llanelli Bus Station Stand 1 | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 14.3 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 60.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Llwynhendy Health Centre | 5.4 km |
| Pharmacies | The Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 Compton Houses | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Prince Philip Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Dyfed & Powys Police Llwynhendy Police Station | 5.6 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 4.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,140 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 470 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pen-y-Gaer, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pen-y-Gaer | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Salthouse Pill | Tidal water | 600 m north-west |
| Wern-halog Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Penrhyn Gwyn | Wetland | 2.3 km north |
| Careg-fâch | Wetland | 2.6 km north-west |
| Cilifor Top | Hill | 3.3 km south-west |
| Broad Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penclawdd Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gower Coast Seafoods Mobile SA4 3SW | Mobile caterer | 20 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Crofty Supermarket SA4 3SW | Retailers - other | 40 m | 4 Good | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Gower Coast Seafood Trailer SA4 3SW | Mobile caterer | 40 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| The Crofty Inn SA4 3SW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 40 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Gower Coast Seafoods SA4 3SW | Manufacturers/packers | 40 m | 4 Good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Below High Water Ltd SA4 3TN | Manufacturers/packers | 440 m | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Dani Foods SA4 3TN | Manufacturers/packers | 460 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Selwyns Seafoods Ltd SA4 3TN | Manufacturers/packers | 470 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Selwyn's Seafood Shack SA4 3TN | Retailers - other | 470 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rhyd Y Fenni (3); On or near Chapel Road (1); On or near Forge Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 13% | 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 street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SA4 3SW: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.