Loughor
Loughor is covered by postcode district SA4. It is in the Swansea council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Loughor, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 5
- Some can get gigabit: 8
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 80
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
Of the 93 postcodes in Loughor that ONS places, 5 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 8 have some that can and 80 can all get it.
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. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6643, longitude -4.0638. 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; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; 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 Loughor?
Homes sold for a typical £202,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.2% on the 12 months before. At 80 of the 93 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Princess Street Surgery, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Bynea, 2.6 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, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Loughor?
Homes in Loughor sold for a typical £202,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £207,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £202,500
▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before
Across the whole SA4 district, Loughor's main postcode district: a typical £220,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Loughor: 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 Loughor?
4 of the 93 postcodes now in use in Loughor came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 67 homes sold in Loughor were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA4 district, 13%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Loughor | Across the SA4 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 46 (0%) | 17 of 529 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 67 (0%) | 98 of 742 (13%) |
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 Loughor?
Ofcom reports on 93 of the 93 postcodes in Loughor. At 80 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
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
How far is the station from Loughor?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Loughor is Bynea Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.
- Bynea Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
- Gowerton Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
- Llangennech Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
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 Loughor?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Loughor. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Princess Street Surgery1.4 km
- Ty'r Felin Surgery1.9 km
- Estuary Group Practice2.3 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Loughor safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 539 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Loughor 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
- 47 September 2025
- 41 October 2025
- 40 November 2025
- 36 December 2025
- 36 January 2026
- 37 February 2026
- 61 March 2026
- 44 April 2026
- 58 May 2026
- 39 June 2026
- 55 July 2026
- 45 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 15, possession of weapons 5, shoplifting 4, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, 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 Loughor?
- Council
- Swansea
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gower
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour)
All 93 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Loughor
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- 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 nearest GP practices
- 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
Loughor postcodes
93 postcodes in use in Loughor, by district:
That district is in the SA postcode area.
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Places near Loughor
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Loughor's £202,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Loughor
- What is it like to live in Loughor?
- Homes sold for a typical £202,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.2% on the 12 months before. At 80 of the 93 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Princess Street Surgery, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Bynea, 2.6 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, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Loughor?
- Loughor is covered by postcode district SA4, across 93 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Loughor in?
- Loughor is in the Swansea council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Loughor?
- Loughor is in the Gower parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Loughor?
- Homes in Loughor sold for a typical £202,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Loughor have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Loughor is Bynea, 2.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Loughor?
- Ofcom reports on 93 of the 93 postcodes in Loughor. At 80 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Loughor?
- 4 of the 93 postcodes now in use in Loughor came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 67 homes sold in Loughor were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA4 district, 13%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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