SA8 4BY
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Property report — SA8 4BY
Open-data due diligence for SA8 4BY and the area around it.
SA8 4BY in brief: 24 recorded sales (£38,000–£255,000) · no modelled flood risk.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SA8 4BY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SA8 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£187,837
Crimes recorded
22
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
79%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SA8 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (30 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | £140,000 | 257 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2026-01-09 | £227,500 | 251 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-01-21 | £255,000 | 247 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-09-30 | £120,000 | 269 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-11 | £231,500 | 261 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2018-10-24 | £87,000 | 261 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2016-10-24 | £80,500 | 257 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-14 | £230,000 | 238 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-10-13 | £127,000 | 265 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2008-06-19 | £180,000 | 240A SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-10-04 | £132,000 | 240A SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-12 | £175,000 | 236 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-05-19 | £237,000 | 238 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2005-06-22 | £155,000 | 240 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-27 | £99,000 | 259 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-03-05 | £135,000 | 242 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-14 | £160,000 | 245 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-01-05 | £75,500 | 244 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-11-17 | £67,500 | 234 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-03-06 | £62,200 | 265 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £38,000 | 255 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-19 | £65,500 | 238 SWANSEA ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-10-06 | £40,000 | 253 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-12 | £40,000 | 253 SWANSEA ROAD | Semi-detached |
24 recorded sales on SA8 4BY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: CWMTAWE MEDICAL GROUP (1.0 mi) · PONTARDAWE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (1.6 mi) · LLWYN BRWYDRAU SURGERY (3.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CLYDACH HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · CENTRAL PHARMACY CLYDACH (1.1 mi) · PONTARDAWE PHARMACY (1.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Llansamlet (2.9 mi) · Skewen (3.1 mi) · Neath (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (1.1 mi) · Spar (1.1 mi) · Tesco (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 5,386
Owned 71% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SA8 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SA8 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 20/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SA8 4BY in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSA8 | SectorSA8 4 | PostcodeSA8 4BY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,003 | £187,837 | £131,675 |
| Population | — | — | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | — | — | — |
| Crimes recorded | 53 | 22 | — |
| Schools | 7 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | — | — | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 77% | 79% | 63% |
| Superfast broadband | 90% | 89% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SA8 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.