SA3 5NU postcode in Swansea, Wales

SA3 5NU is a postcode in Swansea, in the West Cross ward. It is in the Gower parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Swansea: 92% Typical price £334,250 Homes sold in SA3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 2.8% on the year before Council tax around here Band E the most common band in the neighbourhood, 43% of homes Nearest station Swansea 6.8 km in a straight line

Where SA3 5NU is, and what is near it

Map of SA3 5NU and what is near it Map of SA3 5NU: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the SA3 5 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SA3 5BQ: also in SA3 5SA3 5EG: also in SA3 5SA3 5ES: also in SA3 5SA3 5ET: also in SA3 5SA3 5EU: also in SA3 5SA3 5EX: also in SA3 5SA3 5EY: also in SA3 5SA3 5EZ: also in SA3 5SA3 5HA: also in SA3 5SA3 5HB: also in SA3 5SA3 5JE: also in SA3 5SA3 5JG: also in SA3 5SA3 5JJ: also in SA3 5SA3 5JN: also in SA3 5SA3 5JT: also in SA3 5SA3 5JW: also in SA3 5SA3 5JX: also in SA3 5SA3 5JY: also in SA3 5SA3 5JZ: also in SA3 5SA3 5LA: also in SA3 5SA3 5LB: also in SA3 5SA3 5LD: also in SA3 5SA3 5LE: also in SA3 5SA3 5LF: also in SA3 5SA3 5LG: also in SA3 5SA3 5LH: also in SA3 5SA3 5LL: also in SA3 5SA3 5LP: also in SA3 5SA3 5LQ: also in SA3 5SA3 5LS: also in SA3 5SA3 5LU: also in SA3 5SA3 5LX: also in SA3 5SA3 5LY: also in SA3 5SA3 5LZ: also in SA3 5SA3 5NA: also in SA3 5SA3 5NB: also in SA3 5SA3 5ND: also in SA3 5SA3 5NE: also in SA3 5SA3 5NF: also in SA3 5SA3 5NG: also in SA3 5SA3 5NH: also in SA3 5SA3 5NJ: also in SA3 5SA3 5NL: also in SA3 5SA3 5NN: also in SA3 5SA3 5NP: also in SA3 5SA3 5NQ: also in SA3 5SA3 5NR: also in SA3 5SA3 5NT: also in SA3 5SA3 5NW: also in SA3 5SA3 5NX: also in SA3 5SA3 5NY: also in SA3 5SA3 5NZ: also in SA3 5SA3 5PA: also in SA3 5SA3 5PB: also in SA3 5SA3 5PD: also in SA3 5SA3 5PE: also in SA3 5SA3 5PF: also in SA3 5SA3 5PH: also in SA3 5SA3 5PJ: also in SA3 5SA3 5PL: also in SA3 5SA3 5PQ: also in SA3 5SA3 5PR: also in SA3 5SA3 5PS: also in SA3 5SA3 5PU: also in SA3 5SA3 5PX: also in SA3 5SA3 5PY: also in SA3 5SA3 5PZ: also in SA3 5SA3 5QA: also in SA3 5SA3 5QB: also in SA3 5SA3 5QD: also in SA3 5SA3 5QE: also in SA3 5SA3 5QF: also in SA3 5SA3 5QJ: also in SA3 5SA3 5QL: also in SA3 5SA3 5QN: also in SA3 5SA3 5QP: also in SA3 5SA3 5QQ: also in SA3 5SA3 5QR: also in SA3 5SA3 5RA: also in SA3 5SA3 5RB: also in SA3 5SA3 5RD: also in SA3 5SA3 5RE: also in SA3 5SA3 5RF: also in SA3 5SA3 5RG: also in SA3 5SA3 5RH: also in SA3 5SA3 5RJ: also in SA3 5SA3 5RL: also in SA3 5SA3 5RN: also in SA3 5SA3 5RP: also in SA3 5SA3 5RQ: also in SA3 5SA3 5RR: also in SA3 5SA3 5RS: also in SA3 5SA3 5RW: also in SA3 5SA3 5RY: also in SA3 5SA3 5SW: also in SA3 5SA3 5TJ: also in SA3 5SA3 5TL: also in SA3 5SA3 5TP: also in SA3 5SA3 5TS: also in SA3 5SA3 5TT: also in SA3 5SA3 5TU: also in SA3 5SA3 5TX: also in SA3 5SA3 5TZ: also in SA3 5SA3 5UA: also in SA3 5SA3 5UB: also in SA3 5 Kings Road Surgery 1.6 kmGP 3.7 kmGowerton station 7.2 kmWest Cross SA3 5NU Map of SA3 5NU and what is near it Map of SA3 5NU: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the SA3 5 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 3.7 kmWest Cross SA3 5NU
  • SA3 5NU
  • Other postcodes in SA3 5: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 51.5852, longitude -4.0168)

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 SA3 5NU?

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 SA3 5NU?

Every home and business at SA3 5NU 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 SA3 5NU?

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 SA3 5NU?

Homes in SA3 5 sold for a typical £334,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£334,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £482,500 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £307,500 34 sales
  • Terraced £276,000 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £220,000 10 sales

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

Across the whole SA3 district: a typical £360,000 from 303 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 SA3 5NU

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SA3 5NU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 July 2026. The middle sale was £385,000, from £23,000 to £427,000. Across SA3 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £334,250. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 SA3 5NU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around SA3 5NU. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (59%). 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 SA3 5NU

Band D in Swansea for 2026‑27: £2,238. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,990 (band C) to £4,477 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,736.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,492
Band Bwithheld£1,741
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£1,990
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,238
Band Eabout 350 (43%)£2,736
Band Fabout 260 (32%)£3,233
Band Gabout 120 (15%)£3,730
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,477

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 59% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 SA3 5NU is in (ONS area W01000879), 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 SA3 5NU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SA3 5NU is Swansea Rail Station, 6.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Swansea Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive
  • Gowerton Rail Station Railway station 7.2 kmDrive

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest West Cross Shops, 107 m away.

More stations near SA3 5NU, 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 SA3 5NU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SA3 5NU, 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 SA3 5NU?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SA3 5NU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Down To Earth DC Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Down To Earth AC Charger Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • Down To Earth AC Charger Charging point · 1 charger 1.4 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 SA3 5NU?

The nearest to the centre of SA3 5NU, in a straight line.

  • Dental Practice, 126a West Cross Lane 100 mWalk
  • Dental Surgery, 54c Mulberry Avenue 500 mWalk
  • Dental Surgery, 24 Queens Road 1.5 kmCycle

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

Which pharmacies are near SA3 5NU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SA3 5NU, 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 SA3 5NU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SA3 5NU 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 SA3 5NU?

Police.uk records 73 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SA3 5NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences30 reports
Public order12 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Other theft7 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports

Also: bicycle theft 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 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 SA3 5NU

Ward
West Cross
Community
Mumbles
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Swansea
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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