Area guide

Living in SA4, Swansea

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SA4 in Swansea. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 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 SA4 →
See where SA4 ranks across Wales →

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 SA4 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SA4 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SA4

144 recorded home sales on the streets around central SA4 in the last 2 years, with a median of £180,000 and a range from £65,000 to £530,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
107 Frampton Road, SA4 4YE Detached £445,000 24 Jul 2026
13 Brynamlwg Road, SA4 4UY Semi-detached £185,000 3 Jul 2026
43 Llanerch Crescent, SA4 4FP Semi-detached £200,000 30 Jun 2026
41 Gower View Road, SA4 4YU Semi-detached £125,000 23 Jun 2026
35 Brynawel Road, SA4 4UX Semi-detached £125,000 19 Jun 2026
43 Heol Y Pibydd, SA4 4HB Semi-detached £187,000 16 Jun 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 SA4.

See the full school breakdown for SA4 →

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 groupShare of workers
Professional occupations18.1%
Associate professional and technical13.3%
Caring, leisure and other service12.3%
Administrative and secretarial12.0%
Skilled trades9.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How SA4 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 7.4 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SA4 (W01000843, 1,384 residents in 2021, up 0.4% 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 7.4 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 83.1% 81.1% -2.0 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 10.5% 14.6% +4.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 5.0% 3.8% -1.2 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.7% 17.0% -1.7 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 15.8% 20.4% +4.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 26.4% 33.8% +7.4 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 3.2% 4.5% +1.3 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 78.7% 81.3% +2.6 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 97.9% 97.7% -0.2 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

76 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SA4 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

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 SA4 can be looked up.

Buses from the centre of SA4

Best-served stop: Gorseinon Hospital, with 1.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SA4 is Gorseinon Hospital: 1.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.5 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:39, last 20:05. Routes there: 16, 46. 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 SA4

What is the average house price in SA4?

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 SA4?

Prices in Swansea are down 0.2% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in SA4?

The median of 144 recorded sales around central SA4 in the last 2 years is £180,000, ranging from £65,000 to £530,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

How much crime is there in SA4?

76 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA4 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is SA4 at risk of flooding?

The flood maps this site reads are the Environment Agency's, which cover England only, so they say nothing about SA4. For Wales, Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning, which shows the risk at a specific address.

Is SA4 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 £180,000; 76 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SA4 safe?

76 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA4 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. 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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