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SA6 5BS

Llansamlet · Swansea · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Llansamlet
Local authority
Swansea
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Postcode district
SA6
Postcode sector
SA6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA6 5AP 383 m
SA6 5AY 594 m
SA6 5BP 626 m
SA6 5AX 637 m
SA6 5AG 694 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA6 5BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA6
Postcode sector
SA6 5
Latitude
51.682321
Longitude
-3.900482
British National Grid easting
268,709
British National Grid northing
199,883

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Swansea · W06000011
Electoral ward
Llansamlet · W05001052
Parish or community
W04000561
Westminster constituency
Neath and Swansea East · W07000103
Output area
W00010250
Lower layer super output area
Swansea 006E · W01001993
Middle layer super output area
Swansea 006 · W02000173

Postcode source versions

Explore SA6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Ynystawe Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    587 m

  2. Glyncollen Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km

  3. Craigfelen Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
387
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 178
  • Public order 43
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
SA6 5 residents
8,811

Age bands in SA6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,525 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

893 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

2,133 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,993 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA6 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

6

within 5 km

  • CWMTAWE MEDICAL GROUP

    80 HIGH STREET, CLYDACH, SWANSEA, SA6 5LN

    ODS code W98022

    1.6 km

  • STRAWBERRY PLACE SURGERY

    5 STRAWBERRY PLACE, MORRISTON, SWANSEA, SA6 7AQ

    ODS code W98044

    2.6 km

  • LLWYN BRWYDRAU SURGERY

    3 FREDERICK PLACE, LLANSAMLET, SWANSEA, SA7 9RY

    ODS code W98005

    2.7 km

  • CLASE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98039

    3.8 km

  • TABERNACLE SURGERY

    4 TABERNACLE STREET, SKEWEN, NEATH, SA10 6UF

    ODS code W98048

    4.8 km

  • SKEWEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUEENS ROAD, SKEWEN, NEATH, SA10 6UH

    ODS code W98010

    4.9 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

  • Ynystawe Primary School

    BCT · Ynystawe

    0.4 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · Ynystawe

    0.4 miles

  • Ynystawe Primary School

    BCT · Ynystawe

    0.4 miles

  • Ynystawe

    BCT · Ynystawe

    0.4 miles

  • Ynystawe Hill

    BCT · Ynystawe

    0.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ynystawe Primary School is the nearest published school at 587 m.

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

Recorded crime

387 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 178 events.

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