SA3 3HW

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 3HH 73 m
SA3 3HF 76 m
SA3 3HJ 77 m
SA3 3GA 86 m
SA3 3EY 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA3 3HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 3
Latitude
51.576583
Longitude
-4.047738
British National Grid easting
258,200
British National Grid northing
188,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Parish or community
W04000957
Westminster constituency
Gower · W07000097
Output area
W00003955
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 028A · W01000736
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 028 · W02000195

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Bishopston Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    783 m
  2. Bishopston Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    846 m
  3. Whitestone Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
86
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Public order 11
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MUMBLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W98033

    3.0 km

  • KINGS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98055

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Pyle Corner

    BCT · Pyle

    0.1 miles
  • Pyle Corner

    BCT · Pyle

    0.1 miles
  • Brandy Cove Road

    BCT · Pyle

    0.1 miles
  • Bishopston Road

    BCT · Pyle

    0.1 miles
  • Bishopston Road

    BCT · Pyle

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bishopston Primary School is the nearest published school at 783 m.

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

Recorded crime

86 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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