SA3 1LU

Gower · Swansea · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swansea
Ward
Gower
Local authority
Swansea
Constituency
Gower
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA3 1LX 104 m
SA3 1LY 128 m
SA3 1LR 239 m
SA3 1ND 319 m
SA3 1LT 443 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA3 1LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 1
Latitude
51.554111
Longitude
-4.172636
British National Grid easting
249,472
British National Grid northing
186,151

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Electoral ward
Gower · W05001048
Parish or community
W04000588
Westminster constituency
Gower · W07000097
Output area
W00004166
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 030A · W01000775
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 030 · W02000197

Postcode source versions

Explore SA3

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Swn Y Mor, Oxwich, Swansea, SA3 1LU 1 June 2022 £515,000
Ganderstreet Cottage, Oxwich, Swansea, SA3 1LU 12 April 2022 £575,000
Windyridge, Oxwich, Swansea, SA3 1LU 19 May 2021 £630,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Knelston Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

19 female, 22 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.4
SA3 1 residents
2,923

Age bands in SA3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

368 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

255 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.5%

397 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

948 residents

Age 65 and over
32.9%

963 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA3 1 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • GOWER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MONKSLAND ROAD, SCURLAGE, REYNOLDSTON, SWANSEA, SA3 1AY

    ODS code W98045

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Oxwich Green Farm

    BCT · Oxwich Green

    0.1 miles
  • Greenways Leisure Park

    BCT · Oxwich Green

    0.1 miles
  • Greenways Leisure Park

    BCT · Oxwich Green

    0.1 miles
  • Oxwich Cross

    BCT · Oxwich

    0.4 miles
  • Oxwich Cross

    BCT · Oxwich

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £545,000 from 2 recorded sales in SA3 1LU. 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Knelston Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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