Living in SA3, Swansea
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SA3 in Swansea. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central SA3 sold at a median of £380,000 across 60 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Swansea are down 0.2% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Police recorded 14 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly other theft (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Swansea: £205,383, down 0.2% on a year ago (July 2026).
Check sold prices for a specific address in SA3 →
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Council tax at Band D in Swansea: £2,238 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare SA3 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SA3 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around SA3
60 recorded home sales on the streets around central SA3 in the last 2 years, with a median of £380,000 and a range from £80,000 to £815,000. Mostly detached houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Kilfield Road, SA3 3DL | Detached | £585,000 | 17 Jun 2026 |
| 32 Oldway, SA3 3DE | Detached | £615,000 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| 50 Oldway, SA3 3DJ | Semi-detached | £327,500 | 15 May 2026 |
| 82 Eastlands Park, SA3 3DG | Semi-detached | £402,000 | 22 Apr 2026 |
| 22 Kilfield Road, SA3 3DL | Semi-detached | £410,500 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Honeysuckle Cottage Lime Kiln Lane, SA3 3DH | Detached | £370,000 | 11 Mar 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
No Ofsted-rated schools found within range of SA3.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 36.2% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 17.5% |
| Associate professional and technical | 17.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 8.1% |
| Skilled trades | 7.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How SA3 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 6.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of SA3 (W01000736, 1,749 residents in 2021, up 2.0% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 6.6 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92.3% | 93.3% | +1.0 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 6.4% | 5.7% | -0.7 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 0.4% | 0.8% | +0.4 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 14.8% | 15.6% | +0.8 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 29.8% | 31.4% | +1.6 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 49.7% | 56.3% | +6.6 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 4.5% | 5.0% | +0.5 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 83.6% | 86.8% | +3.2 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 98.5% | 96.9% | -1.6 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
14 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SA3 in August 2026, most commonly other theft.
Flood risk
Not mapped here for Wales. The flood data on this site is the Environment Agency's, which covers England only. Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning for Wales, where an address in SA3 can be looked up.
Getting around & nearby essentials
1 pharmacy, 5 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs within a mile of central SA3.
Buses from the centre of SA3
Best-served stop: South Close, with 0.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SA3 is South Close: 0.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.5 in the evening and 0.6 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:07, last 23:14. Routes there: 14. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
Common questions about SA3
What is the average house price in SA3?
The average sold price in Swansea is £205,383 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in SA3?
Prices in Swansea are down 0.2% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in SA3?
The median of 60 recorded sales around central SA3 in the last 2 years is £380,000, ranging from £80,000 to £815,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
How much crime is there in SA3?
14 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA3 in August 2026, most commonly other theft (Police.uk).
Is SA3 at risk of flooding?
The flood maps this site reads are the Environment Agency's, which cover England only, so they say nothing about SA3. For Wales, Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning, which shows the risk at a specific address.
Is SA3 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: the median home sells for £380,000; 14 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is SA3 safe?
14 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA3 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was other theft. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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