SA5 8PD

Cwmbwrla · Swansea · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swansea
Local authority
Swansea
Constituency
Swansea West
Postcode district
SA5
Postcode sector
SA5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA5 8PE 64 m
SA5 8NS 68 m
SA5 8NL 99 m
SA5 9NA 119 m
SA5 9NP 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA5 8PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA5
Postcode sector
SA5 8
Latitude
51.636683
Longitude
-3.951003
British National Grid easting
265,081
British National Grid northing
194,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Electoral ward
Cwmbwrla · W05001044
Parish or community
W04000962
Westminster constituency
Swansea West · W07000108
Output area
W00004110
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 015B · W01000764
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 015 · W02000182

Postcode source versions

Explore SA5

50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Approach Road, Manselton, Swansea, SA5 8PD 14 November 2025 £100,000
19, Approach Road, Manselton, Swansea, SA5 8PD 22 May 2025 £156,000
35, Approach Road, Manselton, Swansea, SA5 8PD 5 March 2025 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Waun Wen Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    527 m
  2. Pentrehafod School

    Welsh establishment

    688 m
  3. Hafod Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,029
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,708
  • Public order 469
  • Anti social behaviour 363
  • Criminal damage and arson 361
  • Drugs 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89

46 female, 43 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.2
SA5 8 residents
7,786

Age bands in SA5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,427 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

906 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

1,999 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,032 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

1,492 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA5 8 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
43.5%

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

20

within 5 km

  • MANSELTON SURGERY

    ELGIN STREET, MANSELTON, SWANSEA, SA5 8QE

    ODS code W98043

    324 m

  • CWMFELIN MEDICAL CENTRE

    298 CARMARTHEN ROAD, SWANSEA, SA1 1HW

    ODS code W98003

    349 m

  • MAYHILL SURGERY

    MOUNTAIN VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, 51 MAYHILL ROAD, MAYHILL, SWANSEA, SA1 6TD

    ODS code W98015

    553 m

  • BRYNHYFRYD MEDICAL CENTRE

    499 LLANGYFELACH ROAD, BRYNHYFRYD, SWANSEA, SA5 9EA

    ODS code W98004

    1.0 km

  • DR BENSUSAN & PARTNERS

    PR2 FFORESTFACH MEDICL CENTRE, RAVENHILL ROAD, RAVENHILL, SWANSEA, SA5 5AA

    ODS code W98007

    1.7 km

  • DR POWELL & PARTNERS

    PR1 FFORESTFACH MEDICAL CENTRE, RAVENHILL ROAD, RAVENHILL, SWANSEA, SA5 5AA

    ODS code W98028

    1.7 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    37 THE KINGSWAY, SWANSEA, SA1 5LF

    ODS code W98027

    1.8 km

  • NICHOLL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    NICHOLL ST MEDICAL CENTR, 33 NICHOLL STREET, SWANSEA, SA1 4HF

    ODS code W98020

    1.9 km

  • CHERITON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHERITON CRESCENT, PORTMEAD, SWANSEA, SA5 5LA

    ODS code W98612

    2.0 km

  • ABERTAWE MEDICAL PARTNERS

    151 ST. HELENS ROAD, SWANSEA, SA1 4DF

    ODS code W98608

    2.1 km

  • BRUNSWICK HEALTH CENTRE

    PHILLIPS PARADE, SWANSEA, SA1 4JL

    ODS code W98024

    2.2 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 UPLANDS TERRACE, UPLANDS, SWANSEA, SA2 0GU

    ODS code W98023

    2.2 km

  • UPLANDS & MUMBLES SURGERY

    46-48 SKETTY ROAD, SWANSEA, SA2 0LJ

    ODS code W98049

    2.4 km

  • HARBOURSIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    BEACON CENTRE FOR HEALTH, LANGDON ROAD, SWANSEA, SA1 8QY

    ODS code W98056

    2.6 km

  • THE BEACON CENTRE FOR HEALTH

    SA1 MEDICAL CENTRE, LANGDON ROAD, SWANSEA, SA1 8QY

    ODS code W98057

    2.6 km

  • CLASE SURGERY

    GREENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE, 88 MYNYDD GARNLWYD ROAD, MORRISTON, SWANSEA, SA6 7NZ

    ODS code W98039

    2.7 km

  • ST. THOMAS SURGERY

    YSGOL STREET, PORT TENNANT, SWANSEA, SA1 8LH

    ODS code W98016

    3.0 km

  • SKETTY & KILLAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98021

    3.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE

    PENMAEN RESIDENCES, SINGLETON PARK, SWANSEA, SA2 8PG

    ODS code W98053

    3.6 km

  • STRAWBERRY PLACE SURGERY

    5 STRAWBERRY PLACE, MORRISTON, SWANSEA, SA6 7AQ

    ODS code W98044

    3.7 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

  • Robert Street

    BCT · Manselton

    0.1 miles
  • Cwmfelin Club

    BCT · Cwmbwrla

    0.1 miles
  • Cwmfelin Club

    BCT · Cwmbwrla

    0.1 miles
  • Robert Street

    BCT · Manselton

    0.1 miles
  • Cwmbwrla CK's

    BCT · Cwmbwrla

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £125,000 from 11 recorded sales in SA5 8PD. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Waun Wen Primary School is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,029 published events cover 12 months, averaging 335.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,708 events.

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