The UK Postcode Database

SA5 5BJ

a postcode in Swansea

Introduced in January 1980
SA5 5BJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with SA5 5BJ

Railway Terrace - 11 properties, USRN 39102080

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6385 / 51°38'18"N

Longitude: -3.9805 / 3°58'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 432151 5721282

OS Easting: 263048

OS Northing: 195151

OS Grid: SS630951

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR WL7.3K

Mapcode Global: VH4K8.Y2KS

Open Location Code: 9C3RJ2Q9+9R

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ap23

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 775 / 1909

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SA5 5BJ on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 01:44
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:41
Sunrise 05:24
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:22
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:03
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 01:00
Hours of daylight today04:54 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:56
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 14:39
Moon sets 23:05

For a full sun and moon calendar for SA5 5BJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SA5 5BJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 July 2022 1 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
11 June 2021 8 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £115,000
13 January 2021 Railway Cottage, 1a, Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Detached Freehold £269,960
10 December 2020 4 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £128,000
6 August 2018 7 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £93,500
13 March 2018 Railway Cottage, 1a, Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Other property type Freehold £20,000
26 August 2016 5 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £115,000
9 May 2014 5 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £101,000
21 April 2010 3 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Detached Freehold £187,500
28 March 2008 8 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £114,000
13 June 2007 4 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £129,000
13 September 2005 3 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Semi-detached Leasehold £120,000
30 April 2004 5 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £84,950
11 February 2004 7 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
14 November 2002 2 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £52,000
7 June 2001 5 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,000
7 December 2000 8 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,950
3 March 1995 5 Railway Terrace, Fforestfach, Swansea SA5 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,750

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SA5 5BJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Gower

MP

Tonia Antoniazzi Labour

Senedd
Constituency

Swansea West

Senedd Member

Julie James Welsh Labour

Region

South Wales West

Senedd Members

Luke Fletcher Plaid Cymru

Tom Giffard Welsh Conservative Party

Altaf Hussain Welsh Conservative Party

Sioned Williams Plaid Cymru

Swansea Council
Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Cockett

Councillors

Mike Durke Labour

Oliver James Labour

Elliott King Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SA5 5BJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
W00004087 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
W01000757 Swansea 017C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
W02000184 Swansea 017 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
W04001034 Cockett Communities Administrative 5 May 2022 WG (LGBC)
W05001043 Cockett Electoral Wards Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2022 WG (LGBC)
W06000011 Swansea Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 WG (LGBC)
W07000097 Gower Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 WG (BC)
W09000019 Swansea West Senedd Constituencies Electoral 1 January 2009 WG (BC)
W10000009 South Wales West Senedd Electoral Regions Electoral 1 January 2012 WG (BC)
W11000031 Swansea Bay University Health Board Local Health Boards Health 1 April 2019 WG (Health)
W15000003 South Wales Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
W16000002 South West / Mid Wales Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, WG Other 1 January 2009 WG (Educ)
W22000032 Swansea Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
W31000001 Wales Non-National Park Area Wales Non-National Park Area Other 1 January 2009 WG (Envt)
W35000319 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
W45001113 Swansea Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
W92000004 Wales Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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