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Coordinates & Location for SA5 5HW
Postcode
SA5 5HW
Coordinates
51.6522, -3.9759
Grid reference
SS634966
Easting
263,402
Northing
196,667
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RM22F+VJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Swansea
Travel to Work
Swansea
ITL Region
Swansea
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
11
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.8%
Other White14.7%
African2.1%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
No religion57.1%
Christian33.4%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim2.7%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4920.8%
50–6415.0%
10–1511.8%
25–3411.0%
≤49.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children25.4%
Other20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Any member 66+7.8%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.9%
+ 8 other households · 27.6%
Administrative Information
Swansea
Local Authority
Council AreaSwansea West W07000108
Constituency
W07000108South Wales
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Penderry
Constituency code
W07000108
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Penderry
International Territorial Level
Swansea
Health & NHS
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Swansea Bay University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Swansea Bay University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swansea 011A W01000830
W01000830MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swansea 011 W02000178
W02000178LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swansea 011A W01000830
W01000830MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swansea 011 W02000178
W02000178Urban: 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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJanuary 1995 — Introduced
Postcode SA5 5HW 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: 11
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01000830 and MSOA W02000178 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SA5 5HW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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