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SA3 5LS

West Cross · Swansea · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA3 5NF 100 m
SA3 5ES 117 m
SA3 5LT 140 m
SA3 5ET 150 m
SA3 5UB 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA3 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA3
Postcode sector
SA3 5
Latitude
51.585336
Longitude
-4.004320
British National Grid easting
261,235
British National Grid northing
189,290

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Electoral ward
West Cross · W05001070
Parish or community
W04000583
Westminster constituency
Gower · W07000097
Output area
W00004689
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 029C · W01000881
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 029 · W02000196

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
45, West Cross Lane, West Cross, Swansea, SA3 5LS 12 November 2025 £275,000
48, West Cross Lane, West Cross, Swansea, SA3 5LS 18 November 2024 £575,000
Upper White Lodge, West Cross Lane, West Cross, Swansea, SA3 5LS 25 September 2024 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Y.G.G. Llwynderw

    Welsh establishment

    166 m

  2. Grange Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    243 m

  3. St David's Catholic Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    243 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
660
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 288
  • Public order 84
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Shoplifting 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

51 female, 31 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
3.4%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • THE MUMBLES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W98033

    495 m

  • KINGS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98055

    1.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE

    PENMAEN RESIDENCES, SINGLETON PARK, SWANSEA, SA2 8PG

    ODS code W98053

    3.2 km

  • SKETTY & KILLAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98021

    3.7 km

  • UPLANDS & MUMBLES SURGERY

    46-48 SKETTY ROAD, SWANSEA, SA2 0LJ

    ODS code W98049

    4.4 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 UPLANDS TERRACE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0GU

    ODS code W98023

    4.6 km

  • BRUNSWICK HEALTH CENTRE

    PHILLIPS PARADE, SWANSEA, SA1 4JL

    ODS code W98024

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Grange Road

    BCT · West Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Grange Road

    BCT · West Cross

    0.0 miles

  • West Cross House

    BCT · West Cross

    0.1 miles

  • West Cross House

    BCT · West Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Alderwood Road

    BCT · West Cross

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £465,500 from 8 recorded sales in SA3 5LS. 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

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Y.G.G. Llwynderw is the nearest published school at 166 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

660 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 288 events.

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