LLWYN DERW, SA5 4AP House Prices & Local Information

SA5 4AP is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Llwyn Derw, 0.5km from Fforestfach in Swansea. Administratively it sits within Cockett ward and the Swansea West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SA5 4AP is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a low density wholesale and retail zone — low density wholesale and retail in mostly white areas, often on urban fringe or close to transport nodes. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 37) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 36% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 30 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £143k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 2.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SA5 4AP are sourced from Output Area W00004083 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.