YSTRAD ROAD, SA5 4BU House Prices & Local Information

SA5 4BU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Ystrad Road, 0.4km from Llewitha Bridge in Swansea. Administratively it sits within Cockett ward and the Swansea West constituency.

Day-to-day life in SA5 4BU has the character of a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The daytime character shifts — manufacturing, energy and utilities. The 44 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 19 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £122k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 4BU are sourced from Output Area W00004056 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.