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SA4 8TA area guide

Who lives in SA4 8TA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Pontarddulais
Council: Swansea
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 2,237 (2024)

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At a glance

What SA4 8TA is like

SA4 8TA is a postcode in the Pontarddulais area of Swansea. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,237 people. 60.3% of households own their home, 27.8% rent privately and 11.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 59.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SA4 8 sold for a median of £192,875 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA4 8TA compares

Headline figures for SA4 8TA, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 19.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£192,875

Median over 84 sales in SA4 8, −1.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 26 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£47,489

Average annual income before tax, higher than 34% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA4 8TA differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
27.8% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

SA4 8TA FAQs

Is SA4 8TA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SA4 8TA?

The median sale price over the last year was £192,875.

Homes in SA4 8 sold for a median of £192,875 across 84 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SA4 8TA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA4 8TA, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA4 8TA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 9.3% of residents. 60.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (33.3%).

Which council covers SA4 8TA?

The local authority for SA4 8TA is Swansea.

SA4 8TA comes under Swansea in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA4 8TA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 26 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Pontarddulais Rail Station, 0.2 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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