SA3 5JY

West Cross · Swansea · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swansea
Local authority
Swansea
Constituency
Gower
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA3 5JZ 71 m
SA3 5JT 99 m
SA3 5EG 104 m
SA3 5JX 118 m
SA3 5HB 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA3 5JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 5
Latitude
51.589458
Longitude
-4.009887
British National Grid easting
260,862
British National Grid northing
189,759

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Parish or community
W04000583
Westminster constituency
Gower · W07000097
Output area
W00004684
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 029D · W01000882
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 029 · W02000196

Postcode source versions

Explore SA3

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Olive Road, West Cross, Swansea, SA3 5JY 28 November 2025 £235,000
2, Olive Road, West Cross, Swansea, SA3 5JY 25 November 2013 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Mayals Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    225 m
  2. Y.G.G. Llwynderw

    Welsh establishment

    650 m
  3. T? Dan Y Coed

    Welsh establishment

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
550
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 250
  • Public order 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Other theft 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.5
SA3 5 residents
8,658

Age bands in SA3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,217 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

755 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

1,546 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,349 residents

Age 65 and over
31.6%

2,708 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA3 5 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+
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
33.3%

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

7

within 5 km

  • THE MUMBLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W98033

    1.0 km

  • KINGS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98055

    1.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE

    PENMAEN RESIDENCES, SINGLETON PARK, SWANSEA, SA2 8PG

    ODS code W98053

    3.0 km

  • SKETTY & KILLAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98021

    3.4 km

  • UPLANDS & MUMBLES SURGERY

    46-48 SKETTY ROAD, SWANSEA, SA2 0LJ

    ODS code W98049

    4.2 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 UPLANDS TERRACE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0GU

    ODS code W98023

    4.5 km

  • BRUNSWICK HEALTH CENTRE

    PHILLIPS PARADE, SWANSEA, SA1 4JL

    ODS code W98024

    4.8 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

  • Fairwood Road

    BCT · Mayals

    0.1 miles
  • Elmgrove Road

    BCT · West Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Elmgrove Road

    BCT · West Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Tree

    BCT · West Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Tree

    BCT · Mayals

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £235,000 from 1 recorded sale in SA3 5JY. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Mayals Primary School is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

550 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 250 events.

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