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

SA1 6UW 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 6UW 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

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Swansea 019C: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **Swansea, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 1.1 km south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **Wales’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Swansea 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **£205,383 average price**: For the whole of Swansea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SA1 6UW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **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=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SEA VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sea-view-primary-school-w6702234) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [WAUN WEN SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waun-wen-school-w6702067) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Josephs Cathedral Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-cathedral-primary-school-w6703309) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [TOWNHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-primary-school-w6702063) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [TERRACE ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/terrace-road-primary-school-w6702059) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Burlais Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burlais-primary-school-w6702243) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [HAFOD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hafod-primary-school-w6702032) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PENTREHAFOD SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pentrehafod-school-w6704043) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £121,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £77,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £126,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £144,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2025 | £128,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Swansea (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAYHILL SURGERY (120 m); CWMFELIN MEDICAL CENTRE (430 m); MANSELTON SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: MOUNTAIN VIEW PHARMACY (120 m); KNIGHTS CWMFELIN PHARMACY (430 m); WELL (780 m); WELL (900 m); OVERDRAKE LTD (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Carmarthen Road (410 m, Spar); Tesco Swansea Mariner Street Express (940 m, Tesco)

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £123,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swansea 019C was £123,000 in 2025. Joint 988th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,663** (2021). Swansea 019C had 1,663 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,099th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Swansea 019C, 99.6% 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: 7.8%** (August 2026). In Swansea 019C, 7.8% 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.

## 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: 51.6307, -3.9528

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=-3.9528,51.6307,SA16UW

## How to cite

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