SA3 3AB

Bishopston · Swansea · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swansea
Constituency
Gower
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA3 3AT 105 m
SA3 3AU 156 m
SA3 3AZ 163 m
SA3 3AR 168 m
SA3 3JW 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA3 3AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 3
Latitude
51.583592
Longitude
-4.041861
British National Grid easting
258,629
British National Grid northing
189,168

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Parish or community
W04000957
Westminster constituency
Gower · W07000097
Output area
W00003947
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 028B · W01000737
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 028 · W02000195

Postcode source versions

Explore SA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Bishopston Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    517 m
  2. Bishopston Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    646 m
  3. Whitestone Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
89
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Public order 11
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Other theft 7
  • Shoplifting 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SA3 3 residents
3,645

Age bands in SA3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

506 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

318 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.4%

565 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,035 residents

Age 65 and over
33.8%

1,237 residents

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • THE MUMBLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W98033

    2.6 km

  • KINGS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98055

    2.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Murton Post Office

    BCT · Murton

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Murton

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles
  • Murton Common

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bishopston Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 517 m.

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

Recorded crime

89 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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