SA6 postcode area guide — Swansea
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SA6 postcode district in Swansea — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SA6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.5%
Gigabit-capable
75.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the SA6 postcode district (Swansea) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 761 postcodes Ofcom measures in SA6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in SA6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SA6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SA6 5AA | 100% | 88.9% |
| SA6 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| SA6 5AD | 100% | 1.9% |
| SA6 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| SA6 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| SA6 5AG | 100% | 84.8% |
| SA6 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| SA6 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| SA6 5AN | 100% | 0% |
| SA6 5AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Swansea
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Swansea district (120,330 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
20%
Voice indoors — all networks
90%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SA6
Police recorded 114 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SA6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 51 | 44.7% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 11.4% |
| Public order | 12 | 10.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 7.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 5.3% |
| Other crime | 6 | 5.3% |
| Other theft | 5 | 4.4% |
| Drugs | 4 | 3.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SA6
Based on 317 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SA6 is £164,000, down 3.5% on the previous year (£169,995).
Detached
£280,000
75 sales
Semi-detached
£177,500
113 sales
Terraced
£127,000
116 sales
Flat / maisonette
£76,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in SA6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Solva Road | SA6 7NT |
| 22 May 2026 | £260,000 | Detached | Kelvin Road | SA6 5JP |
| 15 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Green Street | SA6 8DE |
| 15 May 2026 | £174,000 | Terraced | Soar Terrace | SA6 6HX |
| 15 May 2026 | £170,000 | Detached | Vicarage Road | SA6 6DH |
| 14 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Cwrt Hydd | SA6 6TS |
| 11 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Calland Street | SA6 8LE |
| 8 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Carlton Road | SA6 5JN |
| 8 May 2026 | £124,000 | Semi-detached | Tyle Teg | SA6 5EB |
| 7 May 2026 | £84,000 | Terraced | Springfield Street | SA6 6HG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Swansea demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Swansea district (238,489 residents, 104,962 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% |
| 15–29 | 25.3% |
| 30–44 | 17.8% |
| 45–64 | 19.4% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.3% |
| Private rented | 18.3% |
| Social rented | 7.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SA6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 5NX |
| Ysgol Calon Lan | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 7PA |
| Ynystawe Lodge | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 5AP |
| Clydach Primary school | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 5EU |
| Pentre'r Graig Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 6HZ |
| YGG Tan-y-lan | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 7DU |
| Oneschool Global Uk Swansea Campus | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 6JA |
| Bishop Vaughan R.C. School | Not applicable | — | — | SA6 7QG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SA6
225 rated food businesses operate in SA6. 135 hold the top rating of 5, 44 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ael Y Bryn Residential Care Home, Andrea Studt Breakfast Unit, Andrea Studt Refreshment Unit, Asda Stores Ltd, Aspire Support Options.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SA6
From a sample of 163 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SA6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
35%
Band D
42%
Band E
18%
Band F
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Swansea
Landlines around SA6 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.