JOHN PENRY CRESCENT, SA5 9AN House Prices & Local Information

SA5 9AN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on John Penry Crescent, 0.3km from Cadle, Mynydd in Swansea. Administratively it sits within Penderry ward and the Swansea East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SA5 9AN is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. Outside of residential hours, industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. At 33 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 76% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 16% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 9AN are sourced from Output Area W00004451 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.