# SA5 9AE: area report for a postcode in Swansea

SA5 9AE 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 SA5 9AE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) › [SA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa5) › [SA5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa5-9)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 41% on July. Swansea 011D: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **Swansea, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 1.7 km south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **Wales’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Swansea 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **£205,383 average price**: For the whole of Swansea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SA5 9AE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **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=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE
- **5.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gyfun-gymraeg-bryn-tawe-w6704078) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [GWYROSYDD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gwyrosydd-primary-school-w6702238) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Y.G.G. TIRDEUNAW](https://openindex.co.uk/school/y-g-g-tirdeunaw-w6702231) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Calon Lan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-calon-lan-w6707009) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [CLASE PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clase-primary-school-w6702073) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [BLAENYMAES PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blaenymaes-primary-school-w6702082) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PORTMEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portmead-primary-school-w6702075) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [CLWYD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clwyd-primary-school-w6702069) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £127,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £116,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2023 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| June 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| October 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TREBOETH PHARMACY (540 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Swansea Treboeth Express (600 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 1,444** (2021). Swansea 011D had 1,444 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,257th 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Swansea 011D, 99.0% 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: 4.8%** (August 2026). In Swansea 011D, 4.8% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 61.0%** (2021). 61.0% of residents in Swansea 011D were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,871st 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.

## SA5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA5 was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 148th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,760** (2021). SA5 had 35,760 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 608th 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: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in SA5 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In SA5, 96.4% 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: 51.6548, -3.9552

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=-3.9552,51.6548,SA59AE

## How to cite

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