Clydach
Clydach is covered by postcode districts SA6, SA7 and SA8. It is mostly in the Swansea council area: 148 of its 177 postcodes. The others are in Neath Port Talbot.
Every postcode in Clydach, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 0
- In use before 2020: 177
Of the 177 postcodes in Clydach that ONS places, 177 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.7002, longitude -3.8906. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
What is it like to live in Clydach?
Homes sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.2% on the 12 months before. At 83 of the 176 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 5 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Llansamlet, 4.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Welsh Government, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Clydach?
Homes in Clydach sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, up 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £257,500 17 sales
- Semi-detached £167,000 43 sales
- Terraced £150,000 21 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SA6 district, Clydach's main postcode district: a typical £175,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Clydach: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Clydach?
None of the 177 postcodes now in use in Clydach came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 101 homes sold in Clydach were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA6 district, Under 1%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Clydach | Across the SA6 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 81 (0%) | 1 of 319 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 1 of 101 (Under 1%) | 4 of 406 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Clydach?
Ofcom reports on 176 of the 177 postcodes in Clydach. At 83 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Clydach?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Clydach. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Welsh Government, maintained schools on DataMap Wales, read 27 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its page on My Local School. How we use it
How far is the station from Clydach?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Clydach is Llansamlet Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.
- Llansamlet Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
- Skewen Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
- Neath Rail Station Railway station 7.1 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Clydach?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Clydach. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Cwmtawe Medical Group Phone 01792 843831 500 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Clydach safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 609 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Clydach over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 32 September 2025
- 64 October 2025
- 39 November 2025
- 49 December 2025
- 45 January 2026
- 39 February 2026
- 46 March 2026
- 46 April 2026
- 57 May 2026
- 62 June 2026
- 70 July 2026
- 60 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 14, other crime 14, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 2, robbery 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Clydach?
- Councils
- Swansea (148) and Neath Port Talbot (29)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Neath and Swansea East (148) and Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (29)
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Clydach
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Clydach is in Swansea; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Swansea about council tax Council tax, on swansea.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Clydach
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Clydach postcodes
177 postcodes in use in Clydach, by district:
Those districts are all in the SA postcode area.
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Places near Clydach
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Clydach's £170,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Clydach
- What is it like to live in Clydach?
- Homes sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.2% on the 12 months before. At 83 of the 176 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 5 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Llansamlet, 4.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Welsh Government, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Clydach?
- Clydach is covered by postcode districts SA6, SA7 and SA8, across 177 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Clydach?
- Homes in Clydach sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, up 1.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Clydach?
- In Clydach, primary schools at its postcodes include Y.G.G. Gellionnen, Clydach Primary School and St Joseph's R.C. Primary; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Cwmtawe Community School, 3.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Welsh Government, maintained schools on DataMap Wales, read 27 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Does Clydach have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Clydach is Llansamlet, 4.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Clydach?
- Ofcom reports on 176 of the 177 postcodes in Clydach. At 83 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Clydach?
- None of the 177 postcodes now in use in Clydach came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 101 homes sold in Clydach were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA6 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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