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SA2 8LR lies on Sketty Park Close in Sketty, Swansea. SA2 8LR 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 8LR maps

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

Easting262082
Northing192774
Latitude51.616851
Longitude-3.993473

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SA2 8LR?

StreetSketty Park Close
LocalitySketty
Town/CitySwansea
CountryWales
Postcode DistrictSA2

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SA2 8LR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SA2 8LR 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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SA2 8LR

2022
18 JUL
£335,000
2020
23 OCT
£204,000
2018
12 JAN
£367,500
2017
20 DEC
£175,000
2010
22 FEB
£213,000
2009
17 JUL
£325,000
2009
10 JUL
£297,500
2008
31 OCT
£172,500
2006
22 MAY
£235,000
2005
9 SEP
£160,500

➜ Swansea house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SA2 8LR

Sketty Park DriveSketty133m
Admirals Walk (Sketty Park Drive)Sketty148m
Admirals Walk (Sketty Park Drive)Sketty158m
Sketty Park DriveSketty248m
Sketty Park RoadSketty273m

Nearest railway stations to SA2 8LR

Swansea Station3.7km
Gowerton Station4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SA2 8LR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband78.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in SA2 8LR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed111.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed11.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed30.02Mbps

Broadband limitations in SA2 8LR (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 8LR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)351,530
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)12,555
Median (kWh/meter)12,696

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)118,184
Meter count27
Mean (kWh/meter)4,377
Median (kWh/meter)3,743

Deprivation

6.4% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than SA2 8LR:

Food Standards Agency

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

Hazel Court Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hazel Court
126m
Old Vicarage Nursing Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
53 Sketty Park Road
205m
Penybryn Care Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
26 Sketty Park Road
205m

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Nearest post box to SA2 8LR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Dunraven Road18:0012:45546m
Beaconsfield Way18:1512:30604m
Tycoch Road18:0013:00657m

SA2 8LR ITL and SA2 8LR 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 8LR:

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

SA2 8LR 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 8LR:

CodeName
OAW00004553
LSOAW01000861Swansea 027D
MSOAW02000194Swansea 027

Nearest postcodes to SA2 8LR

SA2 8LNSketty Park Drive103m
SA2 8DASketty Park Close104m
SA2 9HYGlan Yr Afon Gardens126m
SA2 8LSSketty Park Drive142m
SA2 8LJBirchtree Close154m
SA2 9BGDysgwylfa157m
SA2 8HQMaes Y Gollen159m
SA2 9AFPine Tree Court161m
SA2 9HXGlan Yr Afon Gardens175m
SA2 9AYGreenwood Close176m