Postcode sector · Swansea

SA9 5 area guide

Who lives in SA9 5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Neath Port Talbot
Region: Wales
Population: 1,853 (2024)

SA9 5Postcode sector · Swansea

At a glance

What SA9 5 is like

The SA9 5 postcode sector in Neath Port Talbot covers 2 live postcodes and is home to about 1,853 people in 719 households. 72.2% of households own their home, 9.9% rent privately and 17.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.2% 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.

Scores

How SA9 5 compares

Headline figures for SA9 5, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in SA9 5. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£46,770

Average annual income before tax, higher than 32% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA9 5 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 9.9% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.

Questions

SA9 5 FAQs

Is SA9 5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is SA9 5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA9 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SA9 5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.4% of residents. 72.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.2%).

Which council covers SA9 5?

The local authority for SA9 5 is Neath Port Talbot.

SA9 5 comes under Neath Port Talbot in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA9 5?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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