SA5 8BU maps, stats, and open data
SA5 8BU lies on Moorview Road in Gendros, Swansea. SA5 8BU is located in the Cockett 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.
SA5 8BU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SA5 8BU geodata
| Easting | 263751 |
| Northing | 195827 |
| Latitude | 51.644687 |
| Longitude | -3.970552 |
Where is SA5 8BU?
| Street | Moorview Road |
| Locality | Gendros |
| Town/City | Swansea |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode District | SA5 |
SA5 8BU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SA5 8BU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130m | 427ft |
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
| Ward | Cockett |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Swansea West |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SA5 8BU
1999 12 JUL £14,210 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SA5 8BU
| Health Centre (Gendros Avenue West) | Gendros | 79m |
| Health Centre (Gendros Avenue West) | Gendros | 83m |
| Penrhos Place (Moorview Road) | Gendros | 102m |
| Moorview Road | Gendros | 105m |
| Prescelli Road | Caereithin | 111m |
Nearest railway stations to SA5 8BU
| Swansea Station | 3km |
| Gowerton Station | 4.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SA5 8BU (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 | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SA5 8BU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 54.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 92.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.7Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 16.71Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SA5 8BU (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% |
SA5 8BU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SA5 8BU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 460,886 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 41 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,241 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,266 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 125,877 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 38 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,313 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,794 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SA5 8BU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SA5 8BU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
89.5% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than SA5 8BU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SA5 8BU (metres)
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Nearest post box to SA5 8BU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Caereithin P O | 17:45 | 11:15 | 161m |
| Middle Road (Lower) | 17:30 | 13:00 | 683m |
| St. Johns Road | 18:15 | 13:00 | 899m |
SA5 8BU ITL and SA5 8BU 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 SA5 8BU:
| 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 |
SA5 8BU 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 SA5 8BU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | W00004057 | |
| LSOA | W01000762 | Swansea 013C |
| MSOA | W02000180 | Swansea 013 |
Nearest postcodes to SA5 8BU
| SA5 8AB | Pentregethin Road | 95m |
| SA5 8BY | Rhos Road | 114m |
| SA5 8BZ | Moorview Close | 140m |
| SA5 8AG | Pentregethin Road | 169m |
| SA5 8BX | Gendros Avenue West | 177m |
| SA5 8BR | Upper Kings Head Road | 178m |
| SA5 8BS | Penrhos Place | 201m |
| SA5 5AJ | Ravenhill Road | 207m |
| SA5 5AH | Ravenhill Road | 223m |
| SA5 8AE | Prescelli Road | 233m |
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