SA1 8PY postcode in Swansea, Wales

SA1 8PY is a postcode in Swansea, in the Waterfront ward. It is in the Neath and Swansea East parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since January 2006.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Swansea: 92% Typical price £160,000 Homes sold in SA1 8, last 12 months. ▲ 8.1% on the year before Council tax around here Band D the most common band in the neighbourhood, 41% of homes Nearest station Swansea 1.0 km in a straight line

Where SA1 8PY is, and what is near it

Map of SA1 8PY and what is near it Map of SA1 8PY: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the SA1 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SA1 8AA: also in SA1 8SA1 8AG: also in SA1 8SA1 8AH: also in SA1 8SA1 8AJ: also in SA1 8SA1 8AL: also in SA1 8SA1 8AN: also in SA1 8SA1 8AP: also in SA1 8SA1 8AS: also in SA1 8SA1 8AT: also in SA1 8SA1 8AU: also in SA1 8SA1 8AW: also in SA1 8SA1 8AY: also in SA1 8SA1 8AZ: also in SA1 8SA1 8BA: also in SA1 8SA1 8BB: also in SA1 8SA1 8BE: also in SA1 8SA1 8BG: also in SA1 8SA1 8BH: also in SA1 8SA1 8BJ: also in SA1 8SA1 8BL: also in SA1 8SA1 8BN: also in SA1 8SA1 8BP: also in SA1 8SA1 8BQ: also in SA1 8SA1 8BR: also in SA1 8SA1 8BS: also in SA1 8SA1 8BT: also in SA1 8SA1 8BU: also in SA1 8SA1 8BW: also in SA1 8SA1 8BX: also in SA1 8SA1 8BY: also in SA1 8SA1 8BZ: also in SA1 8SA1 8DH: also in SA1 8SA1 8DJ: also in SA1 8SA1 8DL: also in SA1 8SA1 8DN: also in SA1 8SA1 8DQ: also in SA1 8SA1 8DY: also in SA1 8SA1 8EL: also in SA1 8SA1 8ER: also in SA1 8SA1 8ES: also in SA1 8SA1 8ET: also in SA1 8SA1 8EU: also in SA1 8SA1 8EW: also in SA1 8SA1 8EX: also in SA1 8SA1 8EY: also in SA1 8SA1 8EZ: also in SA1 8SA1 8FA: also in SA1 8SA1 8FD: also in SA1 8SA1 8FE: also in SA1 8SA1 8FJ: also in SA1 8SA1 8HA: also in SA1 8SA1 8HB: also in SA1 8SA1 8HD: also in SA1 8SA1 8HE: also in SA1 8SA1 8HF: also in SA1 8SA1 8HG: also in SA1 8SA1 8HH: also in SA1 8SA1 8HJ: also in SA1 8SA1 8HL: also in SA1 8SA1 8HN: also in SA1 8SA1 8HP: also in SA1 8SA1 8HQ: also in SA1 8SA1 8HR: also in SA1 8SA1 8HS: also in SA1 8SA1 8HT: also in SA1 8SA1 8HW: also in SA1 8SA1 8JA: also in SA1 8SA1 8JF: also in SA1 8SA1 8JG: also in SA1 8SA1 8JN: also in SA1 8SA1 8JQ: also in SA1 8SA1 8JS: also in SA1 8SA1 8JT: also in SA1 8SA1 8JU: also in SA1 8SA1 8JX: also in SA1 8SA1 8JY: also in SA1 8SA1 8JZ: also in SA1 8SA1 8LB: also in SA1 8SA1 8LH: also in SA1 8SA1 8LY: also in SA1 8SA1 8LZ: also in SA1 8SA1 8NA: also in SA1 8SA1 8PG: also in SA1 8SA1 8PH: also in SA1 8SA1 8PJ: also in SA1 8SA1 8PL: also in SA1 8SA1 8PP: also in SA1 8SA1 8QH: also in SA1 8SA1 8QS: also in SA1 8SA1 8QW: also in SA1 8SA1 8QY: also in SA1 8SA1 8QZ: also in SA1 8SA1 8RA: also in SA1 8SA1 8RB: also in SA1 8SA1 8RD: also in SA1 8SA1 8RE: also in SA1 8SA1 8RF: also in SA1 8SA1 8RG: also in SA1 8SA1 8RU: also in SA1 8SA1 8SE: also in SA1 8 Llansamlet station 5.7 kmSt Thomas SA1 8PY Map of SA1 8PY and what is near it Map of SA1 8PY: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the SA1 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. St Thomas SA1 8PY
  • SA1 8PY
  • Other postcodes in SA1 8: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6189, longitude -3.9302)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SA1 8PY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SA1 8PY?

Every home and business at SA1 8PY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Swansea: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Swansea: 99%

The line marks the figure across Swansea.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SA1 8PY?

BinDayBuddy does not read City and County of Swansea Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

City and County of Swansea Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near SA1 8PY?

Homes in SA1 8 sold for a typical £160,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£160,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£148,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £178,500 12 sales
  • Terraced £149,000 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £162,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SA1 district: a typical £141,000 from 387 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SA1 8PY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SA1 8PY from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SA1 8PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around SA1 8PY. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SA1 8PY

Band D in Swansea for 2026‑27: £2,238. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,492 (band A) to £3,730 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,238.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,492
Band Babout 80 (9%)£1,741
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£1,990
Band Dabout 370 (41%)£2,238
Band Eabout 190 (21%)£2,736
Band Fabout 140 (15%)£3,233
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£3,730
Band Hfewer than 5£4,477

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 42% 2000 to 2009
  8. 40% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Swansea before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SA1 8PY is in (ONS area W01001996), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SA1 8PY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SA1 8PY is Swansea Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Swansea Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Llansamlet Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Prince of Wales Dock, 171 m away.

More stations near SA1 8PY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SA1 8PY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SA1 8PY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SA1 8PY?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SA1 8PY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Swansea Council Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • Swansea Council Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SA1 8PY?

The nearest to the centre of SA1 8PY, in a straight line.

  • Beacon Centre 450 mWalk
  • Neatteeth Orthodontics 500 mWalk
  • Parkway Clinic 500 mWalk

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SA1 8PY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SA1 8PY, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SA1 8PY?

The nearest vets to the centre of SA1 8PY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near SA1 8PY?

Police.uk records 577 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SA1 8PY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences184 reports
Anti-social behaviour95 reports
Shoplifting87 reports
Public order70 reports
Other theft31 reports
Criminal damage and arson29 reports

Also: drugs 23, bicycle theft 17, vehicle crime 12, theft from the person 9, robbery 8, burglary 6, other crime 5, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SA1 8PY

Ward
Waterfront
Community
Waterfront
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Swansea
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 2006

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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