SA2 8JL maps, stats, and open data

SA2 8JL lies on Laurel Place in Sketty, Swansea. SA2 8JL 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 8JL maps

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

SA2 8JL 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 8JL geodata

Easting	261807
Northing	192850
Latitude	51.617462
Longitude	-3.997453

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SA2 8JL?

Street	Laurel Place
Locality	Sketty
Town/City	Swansea
Country	Wales
Postcode District	SA2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SA2 8JL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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	Sketty
Constituency	Swansea West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SA2 8JL

2, LAUREL PLACE, SKETTY, SWANSEA, SA2 8JL 2004 11 JUN £123,000

➜ Swansea house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SA2 8JL

Hen Dderwen (Park Way)	Sketty	223m
Sketty Park Drive	Sketty	224m
Sketty Park Drive	Sketty	244m
Hen Dderwen (Sketty Park Drive)	Sketty	257m
Hen Dderwen (Sketty Park Drive)	Sketty	259m

Nearest railway stations to SA2 8JL

Swansea Station	4km
Gowerton Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SA2 8JL (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	81.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in SA2 8JL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	75.2Mbps
Average download speed	123.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.8Mbps
Average upload speed	12.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SA2 8JL (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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SA2 8JL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	208,064
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,457
Median (kWh/meter)	8,142

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,559
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,678
Median (kWh/meter)	2,372

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SA2 8JL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SA2 8JL.
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)
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Deprivation

51.3% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than SA2 8JL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sketty Community Outreach CIO - Lunch Club

Sketty Park Community Centre

97m

Hazel Court Shop

Hazel Court

175m

Friday Pop In

Parklands Church

189m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SA2 8JL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Beaconsfield Way	18:15	12:30	362m
Dunraven Road	18:00	12:45	432m
Rhyd Y Defaid Drive	18:15	11:15	672m

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Source: Dracos
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SA2 8JL ITL and SA2 8JL 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 8JL:

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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SA2 8JL 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 8JL:

	Code	Name
OA	W00004575
LSOA	W01000857	Swansea 022E
MSOA	W02000189	Swansea 022

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SA2 8JL

SA2 8HE	Heather Crescent	60m
SA2 8JN	Bay Tree Avenue	65m
SA2 8HS	Heather Crescent	96m
SA2 8HP	Furzeland Drive	110m
SA2 8HT	Laburnum Place	113m
SA2 8HQ	Maes Y Gollen	127m
SA2 8JP	Briar Dene	142m
SA2 8JR	Mayflower Close	155m
SA2 8HR	Whitethorn Place	157m
SA2 8JW	Bay Tree Avenue	173m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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