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SA1 8BQ

WalesSwanseaSt ThomasSA1 8BQ
● POSTCODE
Latitude
51.6243
Longitude
-3.9306
Easting
266,456
Northing
193,488
Wales
Country
Swansea
Local Auth.
#484
IMD Wales
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Swansea
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period
Wales
Country
Swansea
Local Auth.
#484
IMD Wales
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Swansea
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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Wales
Country
🏙️
Swansea
Local Authority
🗺️
St Thomas
Ward
🚶
Swansea
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeSA1 8BQ
🌐Latitude51.6243
🌐Longitude-3.9306
📐OS Easting266,456
📐OS Northing193,488
🌍RegionWales
🏔️National ParkWales (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaSwansea
🤝Local EnterpriseWales
🌍ITL RegionSwansea

Administrative Information

🏛️
Swansea
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Neath and Swansea East W07000103
Constituency
W07000103
🚔
South Wales
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardSt Thomas
🗳️Constituency codeW07000103
🗳️EU Electoral RegionWales
🏘️ParishSt Thomas
🌍International Territorial LevelSwansea

Health & NHS

🏥
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS Scotland
🎗️
Wales
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthoritySwansea Bay University Health Board
🩺NHS RegionWales
💊Integrated Care BoardWales
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgSwansea Bay University Health Board
📍Sub ICB LocationSwansea Bay University
🎗️Cancer AllianceWales

Statistical Areas

📊
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swansea 021E W01001995
W01001995
🗂️
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swansea 021 W02000188
W02000188
📍
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swansea 021B W01000850
W01000850
🗂️
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swansea 021 W02000188
W02000188
🏙️
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
📅2021 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
484
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 484 out of 1,909 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,366
White Brit.76.1%
Other White10.2%
Bangladeshi2.3%
Other ethnic group: Arab2.2%
Other Asian1.8%
+ 2 other groups · 7.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,364
No religion44.6%
Christian41.1%
Muslim6.3%
Not answered5.9%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,364
35–4919.1%
50–6418.9%
25–3411.8%
20–2410.8%
65–749.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%

Households

Total households: 633
Other23.5%
Any member 66+16.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%

Sun & Time Information

6:07 AM6:36 PM
🌅
6:07 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:36 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)6:07 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:36 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SA1 8BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD Wales rank: 484
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001995 and MSOA W02000188 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SA1 8BQ is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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