OAKWOOD DRIVE, SA8 4DF House Prices & Local Information

SA8 4DF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Oakwood Drive, 0.8km from Penydre in Clydach (Swansea). Administratively it sits within Clydach ward and the Gower constituency.

One of the more sought-after postcodes in SA8, SA8 4DF offers a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. During the day, includes some mining and quarrying and other industrial activity. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 47) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 91% of residents own their home — above average for the district, consistent with a stable and sought-after address.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 14 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £392k, up 19.4% 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 SA8 4DF are sourced from Output Area W00004052 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.