SA2 8LX maps, stats, and open data

SA2 8LX lies on Parklands View in Sketty, Swansea. SA2 8LX is located in the Sketty 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.

SA2 8LX maps

SA2 8LX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
SA2 8LX 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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SA2 8LX geodata

Easting261843
Northing192394
Latitude51.613373
Longitude-3.996754

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SA2 8LX?

StreetParklands View
LocalitySketty
Town/CitySwansea
CountryWales
Postcode DistrictSA2
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SA2 8LX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SA2 8LX as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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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Politics

WardSketty
ConstituencySwansea West

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SA2 8LX

January 2024Public orderOn or near Parking Area281m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area281m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area281m
➜ Parklands View crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SA2 8LX

Parklands ViewDerwen Fawr60m
Parklands ViewDerwen Fawr92m
Channel ViewSketty125m
Cherry Grove (Rhyd-y-defaid Drive)Derwen Fawr132m
Channel View (Rhyd-y-defaid Drive)Derwen Fawr136m

Nearest railway stations to SA2 8LX

Swansea Station4km
Gowerton Station4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SA2 8LX

Broadband access in SA2 8LX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in SA2 8LX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed75.4Mbps
Average download speed81.4Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed7.9Mbps
Average upload speed7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed15.90Mbps

Broadband limitations in SA2 8LX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SA2 8LX

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Source: Ofcom
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SA2 8LX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SA2 8LX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)387,512
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)16,146
Median (kWh/meter)15,737

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)71,593
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)3,409
Median (kWh/meter)3,253
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SA2 8LX, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in SA2 8LX.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

7.5% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than SA2 8LX:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SA2 8LX (meters)

Chatcoombe Bed and Breakfast
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
20 Rhyd Y Defaid Drive
92m
Parkland After School Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Parklands Primary School
251m
Oaktree Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Parkland Primary School
251m

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Nearest post box to SA2 8LX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Cherry Grove17:3011:30363m
Caebryn Avenue18:0011:45467m
Rhyd Y Defaid Drive18:1511:15481m

Nearest schools to SA2 8LX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Parkland Primary School
Sketty Park Drive, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8NG
Not applicable202m
Bishop Gore School
De-La-Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9AP
Not applicable618m
Olchfa School
Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 7AB
Not applicable808m

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Source: Edubase
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SA2 8LX ITL and SA2 8LX 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 SA2 8LX:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLLWales
ITL 2 CodeName
TLL1West Wales and The Valleys
ITL 3 CodeName
TLL18Swansea
LAU 1 CodeName
W06000011Swansea

SA2 8LX 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 SA2 8LX:

CodeName
OAW00004581
LSOAW01000859Swansea 027B
MSOAW02000194Swansea 027

Nearest postcodes to SA2 8LX

SA2 8NEGabalfa Road84m
SA2 8AHRhyd Y Defaid Drive94m
SA2 8LUByng Morris Close115m
SA2 8AJRhyd Y Defaid Drive128m
SA2 8LYChannel View138m
SA2 8NFGabalfa Road153m
SA2 8LTParklands View175m
SA2 8ABDerwen Fawr Road198m
SA2 8NBCedric Close204m
SA2 8NQSketty Park Drive217m