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SA99 1BX area guide

Who lives in SA99 1BX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Mynydd-bach
Council: Swansea
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,207 (2024)

SA99 1BXSwansea

At a glance

What SA99 1BX is like

SA99 1BX is a postcode in the Mynydd-bach area of Swansea. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,207 people. 78.7% of households own their home, 9.1% rent privately and 11.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 39.5% 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 SA99 1BX compares

Headline figures for SA99 1BX, 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

1/ 10

Lower than most: 5.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£39,324

Average annual income before tax, higher than 10% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA99 1BX differs most from the national average.

01
Low crimePositive
5.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
02
An older population
39.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
03
Few private renters
Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
78.7% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA99 1BX FAQs

Is SA99 1BX 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 5.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 1 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is SA99 1BX safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA99 1BX, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 1 of 10.

Who lives in SA99 1BX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.7% of residents. 78.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (54.1%).

Which council covers SA99 1BX?

The local authority for SA99 1BX is Swansea.

SA99 1BX comes under Swansea in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA99 1BX?

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 Llansamlet Rail Station, 2.6 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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