# SA1 8QP: area report for a postcode in Swansea

SA1 8QP 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 8QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) › [SA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1) › [SA1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Swansea 021A: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **Swansea, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 50 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Swansea 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **£205,383 average price**: For the whole of Swansea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **No gigabit broadband at SA1 8QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP
- **6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DANYGRAIG PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/danygraig-primary-school-w6702017) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

## 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swansea 021A was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 2,100th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,203** (2021). Swansea 021A had 2,203 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,803rd 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Swansea 021A, 98.7% 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: 4.4%** (August 2026). In Swansea 021A, 4.4% 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: 51.6203, -3.8954

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

## Your MP

- [Neath and Swansea East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/neath-and-swansea-east): Carolyn Harris (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=-3.8954,51.6203,SA18QP

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1-8qp