# SA4 8RZ: area report for a postcode in Swansea

SA4 8RZ 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 SA4 8RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) › [SA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa4) › [SA4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Swansea 001C: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **Pontarddulais, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 10 m north west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Swansea 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **£211,177 average price**: For the whole of Swansea, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SA4 8RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ
- **4.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pontarddulais Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pontarddulais-comprehensive-school-w6704072) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Y.G.G. BRYNIAGO](https://openindex.co.uk/school/y-g-g-bryniago-w6702189) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [HENDY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hendy-w6692131) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PONTARDDULAIS PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pontarddulais-primary-school-w6702186) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £157,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £179,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| July 2026 | £96,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| August 2026 | £242,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| January 2025 | £177,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pontarddulais (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: TALYBONT SURGERY (530 m)
- Pharmacies: VILLAGE PHARMACY (540 m); MEDIHUB PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: ST TEILO DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Pontarddulais Superstore (700 m, Tesco); Co-op Pontarddulais - St Teilo Street (950 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £211,177** (August 2026). Swansea’s average house price was £211,177 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Swansea costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swansea 001C was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 5,432nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,259** (2021). Swansea 001C had 1,259 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,646th least 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Swansea 001C, 95.3% 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: 2.3%** (August 2026). In Swansea 001C, 2.3% 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.

## SA4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £232,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA4 was £232,000 in 2025. Joint 625th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,944** (2021). SA4 had 45,944 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 286th 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: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in SA4 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In SA4, 90.3% 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: 51.7193, -4.0391

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

## Your MP

- [Gower](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gower): Tonia Antoniazzi (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), August 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=-4.0391,51.7193,SA48RZ

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