What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
NestScope Score
76/ 100
Partial score · Wales
A full NestScope Score relies on the England-only IMD backbone (plus schools, healthcare and crime data), so this is a partial score for Wales, based only on the layers actually covered here.
1 crime in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 1)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare70/100
1GP & hospitals
1 GP, 1 dentist, pharmacy 1.0 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: PONTARDAWE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE — 0.9 mi
Transport60/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 12 bus stops nearby
Green space70/100
5green spaces
3.2 ha total — largest park 2.5 ha (0.16 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (300 m²) — 0.1 mi
Amenities62/100
4supermarkets
4 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Lidl, Tesco, Farmfoods
Nearest: Morrisons Daily Swansea Herbert Street — 1.0 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near SA8 3EB.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
4.8µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices
Sold prices in SA8.
Average sold price by property type across the SA8 district, 2021–2026 — 912 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£267k▲ 18.2%
Semi-detached£166k▲ 10.6%
Terraced£118k▲ 5.5%
Flat£77k▼ 3.1%
District-level averages (SA8) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About SA8 3EB
SA8 3EB scores 76/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in safety and schools — with only 1 crime reported on the surrounding streets last month. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.