SA1 6FQ maps, stats, and open data

SA1 6FQ lies on Waun Wen Road in Swansea. SA1 6FQ is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Swansea and the Welsh Parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The Local Health Board is Swansea Bay University and the police force is South Wales. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

SA1 6FQ maps

SA1 6FQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SA1 6FQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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SA1 6FQ geodata

Easting	265251
Northing	194340
Latitude	51.631686
Longitude	-3.948313

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SA1 6FQ?

Street	Waun Wen Road
Town/City	Swansea
Country	Wales
Postcode District	SA1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SA1 6FQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SA1 6FQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Castle
Constituency	Swansea West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SA1 6FQ

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Parking Area	365m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	365m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	365m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SA1 6FQ

Waun Wen Inn (Carmarthen Road)	Waun Wen	159m
Gwili Terrace (Townhill Road)	Mayhill	167m
Waun Wen Inn (Carmarthen Road)	Waun Wen	172m
Zoar Chapel (Carmarthen Street)	Waun Wen	173m
Gwili Terrace (Mayhill Road)	Mayhill	179m

Nearest railway stations to SA1 6FQ

Swansea Station	0.9km
Llansamlet Station	5.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SA1 6FQ

Broadband access in SA1 6FQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SA1 6FQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	110.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SA1 6FQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SA1 6FQ

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Source: Ofcom
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SA1 6FQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SA1 6FQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	205,378
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,836
Median (kWh/meter)	11,861

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	44,781
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,799
Median (kWh/meter)	2,139

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SA1 6FQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SA1 6FQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

85.7% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than SA1 6FQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SA1 6FQ (meters)

Indian Spice

Unit 3

108m

Waun Wen Chippy

Unit 2

108m

Spar

Unit 1

108m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SA1 6FQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Hill Road	18:15	13:15	581m
Foxhole Road	18:30	11:45	607m
Alexandra Road	18:30	11:15	912m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest schools to SA1 6FQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Waun Wen Primary School Lion Street, Waun Wen, Swansea, SA1 2BZ	Not applicable	258m
Hafod Primary School Odo Street, Hafod, Swansea, SA1 2LT	Not applicable	543m
Ysgol Crug Glas Croft Street, Swansea, SA1 1QA	Not applicable	564m

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Source: Edubase
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SA1 6FQ ITL and SA1 6FQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SA1 6FQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLL	Wales
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLL1	West Wales and The Valleys
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLL18	Swansea
LAU 1 Code	Name
W06000011	Swansea

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SA1 6FQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SA1 6FQ:

	Code	Name
OA	W00004007
LSOA	W01000744	Swansea 016B
MSOA	W02000183	Swansea 016

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SA1 6FQ

SA1 6FH	Peter Street	46m
SA1 6FL	Rockland Terrace	50m
SA1 6FT	Symmons Street	64m
SA1 6FG	Baptist Well Street	88m
SA1 1HE	Carmarthen Road	110m
SA1 6FJ	Peter Terrace	114m
SA1 6FW	Colbourne Terrace	123m
SA1 6FU	Skinner Street	126m
SA1 6FN	Waun Wen Road	135m
SA1 1DX	Waun Wen Terrace	169m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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