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SA8 3EB · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 18 JUN 2026

SA8 3EB

Neighbourhood Report

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.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SA8 3EB.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools72/100
0Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

0 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 8 schools in total

No Good or Outstanding school within 2 mi

Safety96/100
1crimes last month

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

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

<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, 20212026912 sales.

£0£100k£200k£300k202120222023202420252026
  • 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.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.