# SA6 6HX: area report for a postcode in Swansea

SA6 6HX 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 SA6 6HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) › [SA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa6) › [SA6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Swansea 008A: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **Llansamlet, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 230 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Swansea 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **£205,383 average price**: For the whole of Swansea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SA6 6HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **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=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pentre'r Graig Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pentrer-graig-primary-school-w6702241) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [OneSchool Global UK Swansea Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-uk-swansea-campus-w6706023) | Independent | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [MORRISTON PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morriston-primary-school-w6702040) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Bishop Vaughan School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-vaughan-school-w6704600) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YGG TANYLAN](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ygg-tanylan-w6702242) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cwmrhydyceirw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cwmrhydyceirw-primary-school-w6702014) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Calon Lan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-calon-lan-w6707009) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [CLASE PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clase-primary-school-w6702073) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £103,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £248,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2024 | £89,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2025 | £118,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £130,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STRAWBERRY PLACE SURGERY (260 m)
- Pharmacies: OVERDRAKE LIMITED (100 m); ALLIED PHARMACY (180 m); ALLIED PHARMACY (180 m); ALLIED PHARMACY STRAWBERRY PLACE (240 m); WELL (390 m)
- Dental practices: TY GWYN DENTAL SURGERY (90 m); DENTAL SURGERY (100 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); J A RICE (390 m); THE HAWKINS PRACTICE (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Morriston (270 m, Heron); Lidl Morriston Swansea (280 m, Lidl); Iceland Morriston (370 m, Iceland); Spar - Morriston (550 m, Spar); EG - OTM - Morriston (600 m, Spar)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £158,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swansea 008A was £158,000 in 2025. Joint 2,943rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,513** (2021). Swansea 008A had 1,513 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,835th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Swansea 008A, 99.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.0%** (August 2026). In Swansea 008A, 3.0% 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.

## SA6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA6 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,742** (2021). SA6 had 32,742 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 764th 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: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in SA6 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In SA6, 89.5% 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: 51.6678, -3.9240

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=-3.9240,51.6678,SA66HX

## How to cite

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