SA2 8DU

Sketty · Swansea · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swansea
Ward
Sketty
Local authority
Swansea
Constituency
Swansea West
Postcode district
SA2
Postcode sector
SA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA2 8DY 78 m
SA2 8EU 97 m
SA2 8DZ 151 m
SA2 8EB 153 m
SA2 8AR 226 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA2 8DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA2
Postcode sector
SA2 8
Latitude
51.605223
Longitude
-3.998235
British National Grid easting
261,717
British National Grid northing
191,490

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Electoral ward
Sketty · W05001064
Parish or community
W04000595
Westminster constituency
Swansea West · W07000108
Output area
W00004587
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 027C · W01000860
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 027 · W02000194

Postcode source versions

Explore SA2

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Ynysnewydd Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8DU 3 March 2023 £425,000
8, Ynysnewydd Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8DU 6 May 2016 £250,000
3, Ynysnewydd Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8DU 22 December 2014 £168,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Parkland Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  2. Bishop Gore School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km
  3. Olchfa School

    Welsh establishment

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
467
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 224
  • Public order 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.3
SA2 8 residents
6,511

Age bands in SA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.3%

781 residents

Age 15 to 24
22.3%

1,416 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

1,114 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

1,393 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

1,652 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE

    PENMAEN RESIDENCES, SINGLETON PARK, SWANSEA, SA2 8PG

    ODS code W98053

    1.3 km

  • SKETTY & KILLAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SKETTY SURGERY, DE LA BECHE ROAD, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 9EA

    ODS code W98021

    1.5 km

  • UPLANDS & MUMBLES SURGERY

    46-48 SKETTY ROAD, SWANSEA, SA2 0LJ

    ODS code W98049

    2.4 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 UPLANDS TERRACE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0GU

    ODS code W98023

    2.7 km

  • THE MUMBLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 WEST CROSS AVENUE, WEST CROSS, SWANSEA, SA3 5UA

    ODS code W98033

    2.7 km

  • BRUNSWICK HEALTH CENTRE

    PHILLIPS PARADE, SWANSEA, SA1 4JL

    ODS code W98024

    3.1 km

  • ABERTAWE MEDICAL PARTNERS

    151 ST. HELENS ROAD, SWANSEA, SA1 4DF

    ODS code W98608

    3.4 km

  • KINGS ROAD SURGERY

    2-6 KINGS ROAD, MUMBLES, SWANSEA, SA3 4AJ

    ODS code W98055

    3.5 km

  • NICHOLL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    NICHOLL ST MEDICAL CENTR, 33 NICHOLL STREET, SWANSEA, SA1 4HF

    ODS code W98020

    3.6 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    37 THE KINGSWAY, SWANSEA, SA1 5LF

    ODS code W98027

    4.0 km

  • MAYHILL SURGERY

    MOUNTAIN VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, 51 MAYHILL ROAD, MAYHILL, SWANSEA, SA1 6TD

    ODS code W98015

    4.3 km

  • CWMFELIN MEDICAL CENTRE

    298 CARMARTHEN ROAD, SWANSEA, SA1 1HW

    ODS code W98003

    4.7 km

  • DR BENSUSAN & PARTNERS

    PR2 FFORESTFACH MEDICL CENTRE, RAVENHILL ROAD, RAVENHILL, SWANSEA, SA5 5AA

    ODS code W98007

    4.8 km

  • DR POWELL & PARTNERS

    PR1 FFORESTFACH MEDICAL CENTRE, RAVENHILL ROAD, RAVENHILL, SWANSEA, SA5 5AA

    ODS code W98028

    4.8 km

  • MANSELTON SURGERY

    ELGIN STREET, MANSELTON, SWANSEA, SA5 8QE

    ODS code W98043

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bible College of Wales

    BCT · Lower Sketty

    0.0 miles
  • Bible College of Wales

    BCT · Lower Sketty

    0.1 miles
  • Saunders Way Lower

    BCT · Lower Sketty

    0.1 miles
  • Saunders Way Lower

    BCT · Lower Sketty

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Grove

    BCT · Lower Sketty

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £425,000 from 1 recorded sale in SA2 8DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swansea is £206,059 in June 2026, up 0.2% year on year.

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Parkland Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

467 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 224 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.