# SA1 6QY: area report for a postcode in Swansea

SA1 6QY is a postcode in Swansea.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Swansea. Open the map at SA1 6QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) › [SA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1) › [SA1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Swansea 019A: 111 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **Swansea, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 1.8 km south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **Wales’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Swansea 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **£205,383 average price**: For the whole of Swansea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SA1 6QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [TOWNHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-primary-school-w6702063) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [GORS COMMUNITY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gors-community-school-w6702233) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Burlais Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burlais-primary-school-w6702243) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dylan Thomas Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dylan-thomas-community-school-w6704076) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [GENDROS PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gendros-primary-school-w6702021) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [TERRACE ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/terrace-road-primary-school-w6702059) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [SEA VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sea-view-primary-school-w6702234) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ffynone House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ffynone-house-school-w6706018) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2023 | £52,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £106,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2024 | £107,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (550 m)
- Dental practices: TOWNHILL DENTAL SURGERY (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Cwmdu Swansea (550 m, Iceland); Aldi Cwmdu Swansea (550 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £205,383** (July 2026). Swansea’s average house price was £205,383 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,586** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swansea earned a median of £36,586 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 111th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in Swansea costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 65th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 249,429** (2025). Swansea’s population was an estimated 249,429 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Swansea 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 1,605** (2021). Swansea 019A had 1,605 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,853rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Swansea 019A, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 7.6%** (August 2026). In Swansea 019A, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 62.8%** (2021). 62.8% of residents in Swansea 019A were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,682nd lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## SA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA1 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,694** (2021). SA1 had 51,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 177th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 78%** (2022). About 78% of people in SA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In SA1, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea)
- Centre: 51.6306, -3.9676

Council: [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Swansea West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swansea-west): Torsten Bell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.9676,51.6306,SA16QY

## How to cite

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