Balaclava Street is in St Thomas, Swansea and in Swansea district. SA1 8BR is located in the St. Thomas electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SA1 8BS, SA1 8BN, SA1 8BU, SA1 8BL, SA1 8BW, SA1 8BX, SA1 8BT, SA1 8BP, SA1 8BY.

Balaclava Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Balaclava Street are based on 64 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Swansea.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SA1 8BR

Average Price
£151,191
Semi-Detached
£163,011
Terraced
£149,969
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balaclava Street

Average Price
£147,649
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balaclava Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
39A Balaclava Street, Swansea, Swansea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£160,0002023-07-21 £164,540
39A Balaclava Street, Swansea, Swansea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£148,8002023-04-28 £156,487
36 Balaclava Street, Swansea, Swansea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002021-09-24 £157,268
48 Balaclava Street, Swansea, Swansea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£127,0002021-06-14 £142,272
40 Balaclava Street, Swansea, Swansea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002021-03-12 £163,816

Schools

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Thomas Community Primary School
Grenfell Park Road, St Thoma's SA1 8EY 		247 yd Welsh establishment Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedYsgol Crug Glas
Croft Street, SA1 1QA 		1,036 yd Welsh establishment Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedDanygraig Primary School
Ysgol Street, Port Tennant SA1 8LE 		1,181 yd Welsh establishment Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedHafod Primary School
Odo Street, Hafod SA1 2LT 		1,531 yd Welsh establishment Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedWaun Wen Primary School
Lion Street, Waun Wen SA1 2BZ 		1,639 yd Welsh establishment Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Elior CateringAdmiral Group House, 1 Langdon Road258 yd
Rasoi WaterfrontUnit 3 And 4, J Shed, Kings Road337 yd
Daily Grind SA1Ethos Building, Kings Road343 yd
One J Shed Dining LtdUnit 1-2 J-shed366 yd
The Welsh HouseUnit 5, J Shed, Kings Road366 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Swansea Dockers ClubSwansea Dockers Club, Delhi Street91 yd
The Ship Inn98-99 Pentreguinea Road264 yd
Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua ClubSwansea Yacht & Sub Aqua Club, East Burrows Road653 yd
Schooner Bar and Cafe4 Prospect Place670 yd
One Eyed Jacks20-22 Wind Street782 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Raj Kitchen@DockersSwansea Dockers Club, Delhi Street202 yd
The New Riverside Fish Bar7 Thomas Street227 yd
Hilton72 Port Tennant Road354 yd
Eastern Express78 Port Tennant Road434 yd
Great Wall61 Port Tennant Road498 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressSwansea University Bay Campus219 yd
Sainsburys Supermarkets PlcSainsbury's, Quay Parade490 yd
Aldi Stores LtdUnit 1 Parc Tawe732 yd
Castle Square Convenience Store Ltd10-11 Caer Street972 yd
Iceland Foods PLCUnit 1a, St Davids Square1,067 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near SA1 8BR postcode.

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed184 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Balaclava Street dangerous?

In 2023, 415 crimes were reported near Balaclava Street . Only 25% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SA1 8BR.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 415
Violence And Sexual Offences 115
Shoplifting 95
Anti Social Behaviour 64
Public Order 38
Criminal Damage And Arson 37
Vehicle Crime 20
Other Theft 18
Bicycle Theft 11
Burglary 9
Drugs 4
Theft From The Person 2
Other Crime 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SA1 8BR.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Lee Street447 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Lee Street447 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Thomas Street227 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Thomas Street227 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Lamberts Road496 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Balaclava Street0 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Lee Street447 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Elmhurst Crescent468 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Dupre Road532 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Kilvey Terrace328 yd
More Crime Statistics for Balaclava Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8BR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SA1 8BR area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee68
Retired40
Part-Time Employee29
Student (economically inactive)25
Self-Employed17
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Looking after home or family13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Other6
Unemployed5

Employment Industry

Education19
Construction17
Human health and social work activities17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Accommodation and food service activities15
Manufacturing8
Transport and storage7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Other6
Financial and insurance activities6
Administrative and support service activities4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Information and communication4
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female148
Male139

Partnership Status

Single104
Married: Opposite sex83
Separated8
Divorced21
Widowed16

Health

Very good health120
Good health94
Fair health50
Bad health17
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications70
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 27
Degree or Similar 48
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese7
Indian1
Other Asian8
Black African8
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and African1
White257
Arab2
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom236
European Union26
Rest of Europe1
Africa9
Middle East and Asia13

Length of Residence

Born in the UK236
10+ Years15
5-10 Years26
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom197
Italy2
Lithuania1
Poland2
Romania15
Other EU countries1
South and Eastern Africa3
Eastern Asia8
No passport held60

Religion

No religion140
Christian117
Muslim13
Sikh1
Other religion2
Not answered14
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