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SA4 4AL area guide

Who lives in SA4 4AL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Loughor
Council: Swansea
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,309 (2024)

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At a glance

What SA4 4AL is like

SA4 4AL is a postcode in the Loughor area of Swansea. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,309 people. 75% of households own their home, 14% rent privately and 10.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 52.9% 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. Homes in SA4 4 sold for a median of £181,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA4 4AL compares

Headline figures for SA4 4AL, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£181,500

Median over 145 sales in SA4 4, −2.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£48,271

Average annual income before tax, higher than 37% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA4 4AL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
26.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
75% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA4 4AL FAQs

Is SA4 4AL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in SA4 4AL?

The median sale price over the last year was £181,500.

Homes in SA4 4 sold for a median of £181,500 across 145 sales in the year to August 2026, −2.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SA4 4AL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA4 4AL, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA4 4AL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 7.7% of residents. 75% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (42.8%).

Which council covers SA4 4AL?

The local authority for SA4 4AL is Swansea.

SA4 4AL comes under Swansea in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA4 4AL?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 29 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Gowerton Rail Station, 1.1 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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