Area Information for Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW

Alexandra Road in Gorseinon is in Wales. The postcode is within the Gorseinon and Penyrheol ward/electoral division, which is in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Gower. This page combines information for the address Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of SA4 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for SA4 4NW.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Swansea
Ward Gorseinon and Penyrheol
UK Parliamentary Constituency Gower * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Country Wales

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 170 property sales in Alexandra Road, SA4 4NW since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is flats, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Gorseinon and Penyrheol), and the South Wales Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW:

Park Lane, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4UF
Pontardulais Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4FE
Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NN
Lime Street, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4AH
High Street, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4BL
Argyll Avenue, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4UL

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about SA4 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 170 property sales in Alexandra Road since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 13
Semi-Detached 79
Terraced 30
Flat (Purpose-Built) 86
Flat (Converted) 8
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 2
Residence in Commercial Building 5
Total 223
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 86
Owned with Mortgage 45
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 45
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 34
Rented: Other 14
Rent Free 0
Total 226

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 129
Two People 52
Three People 20
Four People 20
Five People 5
Six People 0
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 226

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales consists predominantly of single-person households, common in inner-city areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 129
Family Household 88
Other Household 8
Total 225

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 67
Deprived In One Dimension 91
Deprived In Two Dimensions 56
Deprived In Three Dimensions 12
Deprived In Four Dimensions 2
Total 228

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Gower UK Parliamentary Constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 50% male.

Gender
Male 201
Female 200
Total 401

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 13
5-9 15
10-14 19
15-19 22
20-24 23
25-29 23
30-34 27
35-39 21
40-44 24
45-49 33
50-54 26
55-59 24
60-64 19
65-69 20
70-74 14
75-79 26
80-84 21
85+ 32
Total 402

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode SA4 4NW does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 134
Married 116
Separated 6
Divorced 37
Widowed 54
Total 347

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

However, this area of the Gorseinon and Penyrheol ward shows lower levels of residents that report their health as Good or Very Good (66%) than average, which is usually indicative of areas with older populations or areas of social deprivation.

Health
Very Good 136
Good 128
Fair 81
Bad 44
Very Bad 13
Total 402

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 96
Apprenticeship 28
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 42
No GCSEs or Equivalent 81
Other 12
Total 346

Welsh Language Embed This

Across Wales as a whole, 17% of the population spoke Welsh at the time of the last census. This area is broadly in line with that, at 17%

Figures for Welsh speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents aged 3 years and over on census day 2021.

Welsh Language
Can Speak Welsh 70
Cannot Speak Welsh 323
Welsh Understanding Ability
Can Understand Spoken Welsh 99
Cannot Understand Spoken Welsh 294

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 98% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 393
Mixed Ethnicity 3
Pakistani 3
Black African 1
Total 400

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 386
European Union 8
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 1
Middle East and Asia 3
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 400

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 386
10+ Years 7
5-10 Years 7
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 401

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to SA4 4NW.

Passport(s) Held
None 82
United Kingdom 305
European Union 6
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1
Middle East or Asia 3
North America or Caribbean 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 185
Christian 198
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 1
Sikh 0
Other Religion 4
Not Stated 12
Total 400

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Gorseinon and Penyrheol ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 32% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 99
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 40
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 13
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 7
Unemployed 11
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 14
Retired 111
Looking After Home or Family 5
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 37
Other 9
Total 346

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 17
Professional Occupations 28
Associate Professional Occupations 10
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 16
Skilled Trades Occupations 18
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 19
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 16
Elementary Occupations 20
Total 160

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 23
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 57
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 50
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 30
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 21
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 60
Semi-Routine Occupation 57
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 39
Full-time Student 10
Total 347

Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW is within the Gorseinon and Penyrheol policing neighbourhood, under the South Wales Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Alexandra Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Gorseinon and Penyrheol
Force Website: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to Gorseinon. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for SA4 4NW.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 15 closest railway stations to Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW. The nearest railway station is Gowerton, approximately 1.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Gowerton 1.5 miles
Llangennech 2.1 miles
Bynea 2.4 miles
Pontarddulais 3.3 miles
Llanelli 5.1 miles
Swansea 5.3 miles
Llansamlet 6.8 miles
Pantyffynnon 7.8 miles
Skewen 8.4 miles
Pembrey & Burry Port 8.9 miles
Ammanford 9 miles
Briton Ferry 9.8 miles
Neath 11 miles
Baglan 11 miles
Llandybie 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW. The nearest is Gorseinon Primary School, approximately 310 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW. The nearest is Penyrheol Comprehensive School, approximately 640 yards away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW. The nearest is Princess Street Surgery, approximately 250 yards away. Please consult the facility to check if they are currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Princess Street Surgery 250 yards
Ty'r Felin Surgery 420 yards
Estuary Group Practice 1.4 miles
Dr Z Rafique 2.6 miles
Tal-Y-Bont Surgery 3.2 miles
Dr D Vigneswaran 3.3 miles
Dr D Bensusan & Partners 3.5 miles
Dr J O J Powell & Partners 3.5 miles
Llwynhendy Health Centre 3.6 miles
Manselton Surgery 4.4 miles

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, SA4 4NW. The nearest is Ty Einon Centre, approximately 250 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.

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Broadband in SA4 4NW

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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