Postcode sector · Swansea

SA4 1 area guide

Who lives in SA4 1, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Swansea
Region: Wales
Population: 15,309 (2024)

SA4 1Postcode sector · Swansea

At a glance

What SA4 1 is like

The SA4 1 postcode sector in Swansea covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 15,309 people in 6,226 households. 75.4% of households own their home, 12.8% rent privately and 11.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How SA4 1 compares

Headline figures for SA4 1, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.6/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools in SA4 1. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£50,185

Average annual income before tax, higher than 42% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA4 1 differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
75.4% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA4 1 FAQs

Is SA4 1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.6 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is SA4 1 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA4 1, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA4 1?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.2% of residents. 75.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (40.8%).

Which council covers SA4 1?

The local authority for SA4 1 is Swansea.

SA4 1 comes under Swansea in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA4 1?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Pontarddulais Rail Station, 1.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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