SA6 8RX postcode in Swansea, Wales

SA6 8RX is a postcode in Swansea, in the Llansamlet ward. It is in the Neath and Swansea East parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since December 2000.

Gigabit broadband 65% of homes and businesses can get it. Swansea: 92% Typical price £120,000 Homes sold in SA6 8, last 12 months. ▼ 4% on the year before Council tax around here Band C the most common band in the neighbourhood, 31% of homes Nearest station Llansamlet 2.0 km in a straight line

Where SA6 8RX is, and what is near it

Map of SA6 8RX and what is near it Map of SA6 8RX: its centre point, with the 163 other postcodes in the SA6 8 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SA6 8AA: also in SA6 8SA6 8AB: also in SA6 8SA6 8AG: also in SA6 8SA6 8AL: also in SA6 8SA6 8AQ: also in SA6 8SA6 8AR: also in SA6 8SA6 8AS: also in SA6 8SA6 8AU: also in SA6 8SA6 8AY: also in SA6 8SA6 8AZ: also in SA6 8SA6 8BA: also in SA6 8SA6 8BD: also in SA6 8SA6 8BE: also in SA6 8SA6 8BG: also in SA6 8SA6 8BJ: also in SA6 8SA6 8BL: also in SA6 8SA6 8BN: also in SA6 8SA6 8BP: also in SA6 8SA6 8BQ: also in SA6 8SA6 8BR: also in SA6 8SA6 8BT: also in SA6 8SA6 8BU: also in SA6 8SA6 8BW: also in SA6 8SA6 8DA: also in SA6 8SA6 8DB: also in SA6 8SA6 8DD: also in SA6 8SA6 8DE: also in SA6 8SA6 8DF: also in SA6 8SA6 8DG: also in SA6 8SA6 8DH: also in SA6 8SA6 8DJ: also in SA6 8SA6 8DL: also in SA6 8SA6 8DQ: also in SA6 8SA6 8DR: also in SA6 8SA6 8DS: also in SA6 8SA6 8DU: also in SA6 8SA6 8DY: also in SA6 8SA6 8DZ: also in SA6 8SA6 8EB: also in SA6 8SA6 8EF: also in SA6 8SA6 8EQ: also in SA6 8SA6 8ES: also in SA6 8SA6 8ET: also in SA6 8SA6 8EU: also in SA6 8SA6 8EX: also in SA6 8SA6 8EY: also in SA6 8SA6 8HD: also in SA6 8SA6 8HE: also in SA6 8SA6 8HF: also in SA6 8SA6 8HJ: also in SA6 8SA6 8PJ: also in SA6 8SA6 8PN: also in SA6 8SA6 8PP: also in SA6 8SA6 8PS: also in SA6 8SA6 8PZ: also in SA6 8SA6 8QA: also in SA6 8SA6 8QD: also in SA6 8SA6 8QE: also in SA6 8SA6 8QF: also in SA6 8SA6 8QG: also in SA6 8SA6 8QL: also in SA6 8SA6 8QN: also in SA6 8SA6 8QP: also in SA6 8SA6 8QZ: also in SA6 8SA6 8RB: also in SA6 8SA6 8RF: also in SA6 8SA6 8RT: also in SA6 8SA6 8RU: also in SA6 8SA6 8WB: also in SA6 8 Clase Surgery 2.0 kmLlansamlet station 2.0 kmLlwyn Brwydrau Surgery 2.1 kmSwansea station 4.5 kmMorriston SA6 8RX Map of SA6 8RX and what is near it Map of SA6 8RX: its centre point, with the 163 other postcodes in the SA6 8 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Swansea station 4.5 kmMorriston SA6 8RX
  • SA6 8RX
  • Other postcodes in SA6 8: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 51.6621, longitude -3.9143)

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 SA6 8RX?

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 SA6 8RX?

88% of the homes and businesses at SA6 8RX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 65% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)65% can get it

Swansea: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)88% 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 SA6 8RX?

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 SA6 8RX?

Homes in SA6 8 sold for a typical £120,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 43 sales, down 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£120,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£125,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £121,250 8 sales
  • Terraced £120,000 33 sales

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

Across the whole SA6 district: a typical £175,000 from 319 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 SA6 8RX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SA6 8RX 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 SA6 8RX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around SA6 8RX. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (33%). 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 SA6 8RX

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 C, the most common, is £1,990.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (6%)£1,492
Band Babout 290 (29%)£1,741
Band Cabout 310 (31%)£1,990
Band Dabout 180 (18%)£2,238
Band Eabout 110 (11%)£2,736
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,233
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,730
Band Hfewer than 5£4,477

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 33% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 SA6 8RX is in (ONS area W01000794), 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 SA6 8RX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SA6 8RX is Llansamlet Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Llansamlet Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Swansea Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morganite Roundabout, 115 m away.

More stations near SA6 8RX, 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 SA6 8RX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SA6 8RX, 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 SA6 8RX?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SA6 8RX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 2.4 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 2.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.9 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 SA6 8RX?

The nearest to the centre of SA6 8RX, in a straight line.

  • The Hawkins Practice 650 mWalk
  • Dental Surgery, 102 Woodfield Street 850 mWalk
  • J A Rice 850 mWalk

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

Which pharmacies are near SA6 8RX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SA6 8RX, 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 SA6 8RX?

The nearest vets to the centre of SA6 8RX 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 SA6 8RX?

Police.uk records 115 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SA6 8RX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences43 reports
Public order22 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports

Also: burglary 5, other theft 5, drugs 1, robbery 1, 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 SA6 8RX

Ward
Llansamlet
Community
Llansamlet
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Swansea
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

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

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