Swansea
Swansea is covered by postcode districts SA1, SA2, SA3, SA5, SA6, SA7 and 2 more. It is mostly in the Swansea council area: 3,976 of its 3,988 postcodes. The others are in Neath Port Talbot.
Every postcode in Swansea, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 165
- Some can get gigabit: 375
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 3,228
- Ofcom gives no figure: 220
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 3,988 postcodes in Swansea that ONS places, 165 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 375 have some that can, 3,228 can all get it and 220 have no Ofcom figure.
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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6324, longitude -3.9558. 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
Postcodes without gigabit
165 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
What is it like to live in Swansea?
Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 3,228 of the 3,768 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Swansea, 1.3 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, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Swansea?
Homes in Swansea sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 1,523 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £190,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £190,000
■ no change on the 12 months before
Across the whole SA1 district, Swansea's main postcode district: a typical £141,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Swansea: 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 Swansea?
104 of the 3,988 postcodes now in use in Swansea came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 45 of the 2,079 homes sold in Swansea were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA1 district, Under 1%.
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 Swansea | Across the SA1 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 8 of 1,523 (Under 1%) | 1 of 387 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 45 of 2,079 (2%) | 3 of 546 (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 Swansea?
Ofcom reports on 3,768 of the 3,988 postcodes in Swansea. At 3,228 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 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
How far is the station from Swansea?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Swansea is Swansea Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.
- Swansea Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
- Gowerton Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive
- Llansamlet Rail Station Railway station 5.9 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 Swansea?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Swansea, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Mayhill Surgery250 m
- Cwmfelin Medical Centre500 m
- Manselton Surgery750 m
- Nicholl Street Medical Centre1.4 km
- Kingsway Surgery1.4 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Swansea safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 5,996 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Swansea 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
- 441 September 2025
- 546 October 2025
- 474 November 2025
- 447 December 2025
- 457 January 2026
- 393 February 2026
- 501 March 2026
- 502 April 2026
- 521 May 2026
- 551 June 2026
- 580 July 2026
- 583 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 131, burglary 123, possession of weapons 77, robbery 66, theft from the person 50, bicycle theft 39.
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 Swansea?
- Councils
- Swansea (3,976) and Neath Port Talbot (12)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Swansea West (2,412), Gower (875) and Neath and Swansea East (701)
- 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 Swansea
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell the council about council tax Councils A to Z
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Swansea
- 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
Swansea postcodes
3,988 postcodes in use in Swansea, by district:
Those districts are all in the SA postcode area.
Check a Swansea postcode
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Places near Swansea
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Swansea's £190,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Swansea
- What is it like to live in Swansea?
- Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 3,228 of the 3,768 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Swansea, 1.3 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, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Swansea?
- Swansea is covered by postcode districts SA1, SA2, SA3, SA5, SA6, SA7 and 2 more, across 3,988 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Swansea?
- Homes in Swansea sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 1,523 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Swansea have a railway station?
- Yes: Swansea is 1.3 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Swansea, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Swansea?
- Ofcom reports on 3,768 of the 3,988 postcodes in Swansea. At 3,228 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Swansea?
- 104 of the 3,988 postcodes now in use in Swansea came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 45 of the 2,079 homes sold in Swansea were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA1 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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