What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
NestScope Score
71/ 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.
10 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 8)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare78/100
2GP & hospitals
2 GP, 2 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: PENGOROF SURGERY — 1.2 mi
Transport66/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 19 bus stops nearby
Green space71/100
12green spaces
6.8 ha total — largest park 3.9 ha (0.26 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (0.15 ha) — 0.1 mi
Amenities76/100
3supermarkets
3 supermarkets within 2 mi — Asda, Tesco, Morrisons — nearest 0.3 mi
Nearest: Asda Ystalyfera Supermarket — 0.3 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near SA9 2LW.
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
3.9µg/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 SA9.
Average sold price by property type across the SA9 district, 2021–2026 — 1,134 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£282k▲ 29.8%
Semi-detached£123k▼ 3.7%
Terraced£135k▲ 17.8%
Flat£63k▲ 12.5%
District-level averages (SA9) — 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 SA9 2LW
SA9 2LW scores 71/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in healthcare and local amenities — with PENGOROF SURGERY 1.2 mi away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.