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SA2 8BG lies on Valley View in Sketty, Swansea. SA2 8BG 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 8BG maps

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

Easting261611
Northing192146
Latitude51.611087
Longitude-4.000004

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SA2 8BG?

StreetValley View
LocalitySketty
Town/CitySwansea
CountryWales
Postcode DistrictSA2

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SA2 8BG Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SA2 8BG

10, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2018
16 NOV
£400,000
2017
14 DEC
£345,000
16, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2015
24 JUL
£330,000
20, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2012
1 JUN
£373,000
7, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2008
9 SEP
£270,000
18, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2005
21 JAN
£302,000
2004
24 JUN
£315,000
4, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2002
5 SEP
£49,995
10, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2002
26 APR
£230,000
10, VALLEY VIEW, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8BG
2002
26 APR
£230,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SA2 8BG

Valley View (Saunders Way)Sketty95m
Valley View (Saunders Way)Sketty103m
Channel ViewSketty206m
Channel View (Rhyd-y-defaid Drive)Derwen Fawr206m
Channel ViewSketty222m

Nearest railway stations to SA2 8BG

Swansea Station4.3km
Gowerton Station4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SA2 8BG (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 8BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed114.2Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.6Mbps
Average upload speed9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SA2 8BG (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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SA2 8BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)323,603
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)20,225
Median (kWh/meter)19,713

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)61,577
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)4,398
Median (kWh/meter)4,009

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SA2 8BG (metres)

Hen Dderwen
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Sketty Park Drive
514m
Parkland After School Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Parklands Primary School
534m
Parklands Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Parkland Primary School
534m

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Nearest post box to SA2 8BG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Caebryn Avenue18:0011:45206m
Cherry Grove17:3011:30215m
Rhyd Y Defaid Drive18:1511:15317m

SA2 8BG ITL and SA2 8BG 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 8BG:

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

SA2 8BG 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 8BG:

CodeName
OAW00004584
LSOAW01000859Swansea 027B
MSOAW02000194Swansea 027

Nearest postcodes to SA2 8BG

SA2 8BEBishops Grove49m
SA2 8BQCoedmor93m
SA2 8BDMillfield Close134m
SA2 8BHSaunders Way161m
SA2 8ALRhyd Y Defaid Drive175m
SA2 8BASaunders Way179m
SA2 8BLDulais Grove180m
SA2 8NBCedric Close198m
SA2 8ASCherry Grove201m
SA2 8AJRhyd Y Defaid Drive212m