Laurel Place, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8JL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SA2 8JL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	59.8%	53.5%	-6.3%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	40.2%	46.5%	6.3%	49.0%	-2.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.8%	36.8%	2.0%	37.9%	-1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	31.5%	37.4%	5.9%	44.2%	-6.8%
Separated	2.2%	5.3%	3.1%	2.2%	3.1%
Divorced	14.4%	11.6%	-2.8%	9.1%	2.5%
Widowed	17.1%	8.9%	-8.2%	6.1%	2.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (68.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.8%	41%	2.2%	48.4%	-7.4%
Good health	24.8%	27.5%	2.7%	33.6%	-6.1%
Fair health	20.6%	13.5%	-7.1%	12.7%	0.8%
Bad health	12.1%	13.5%	1.4%	4.0%	9.5%
Very bad health	3.7%	4.5%	0.8%	1.2%	3.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.1%	21.2%	-11.9%	18.2%	3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	11.4%	2.0%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	10.9%	-5.7%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	5%	2.1%	-2.9%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.1%	15%	8.9%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	24.3%	36.8%	12.5%	33.8%	3.0%
Other	5.5%	2.6%	-2.9%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.4%	5%	3.6%	1.1%	3.9%
Indian	0%	1.3%	1.3%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	0%	3.8%	3.8%	2.7%	1.1%
Other Asian	1.9%	7.1%	5.2%	1.6%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	0.8%	1.3%
White	81.3%	67.5%	-13.8%	81.4%	-13.9%
Arab	10.7%	7.5%	-3.2%	0.6%	6.9%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.6%	78.7%	-4.9%	83.2%	-4.5%
European Union	3.3%	1.6%	-1.7%	6.1%	-4.5%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	17.6%	9.2%	5.6%	12.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.2%	78.7%	-4.5%	83.2%	-4.5%
10+ Years	3.7%	13.5%	9.8%	9.8%	3.7%
5-10 Years	5.1%	4.5%	-0.6%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	5.1%	0.8%	-4.3%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70%	76.7%	-6.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	3.7%	0.1%	3.6%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	21.8%	13.5%	8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.7%	37.2%	0.5%
Christian	31.6%	46.2%	-14.6%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	20.5%	6.5%	14.0%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Laurel Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Laurel Place was 94.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 90.1% higher than the Sketty average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Laurel Place has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty and the 229th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in SA2 8JL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Overall Deprivation Rank - 6/10 (average )
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) measures how deprived small areas in Wales are compared to each other. WIMD highlights areas with the highest levels of different types of deprivation. Its main goal is to provide information about the most deprived areas in Wales to help make decisions about funding and local services. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
This domain measures the percentage of people with income below a certain level. It makes up 22% of the overall index.
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
This domain measures the lack of employment. It includes people of working age who are unable to work due to poor health or who are unemployed but looking for work. This domain makes up 22% of the overall Index.
Health Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
This domain measures poor health. It doesn't have any sub-sections. Some indicators are adjusted for age and sex to account for differences in different areas. This domain makes up 15% of the overall index.
Education Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
This domain measures how much people in an area lack education, training, and skills. It shows the educational disadvantages, like not having qualifications or skills. This domain makes up 14% of the overall index.
Access To Services Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
This domain measures how deprived a household is if they can't access important services needed for daily life, both in person and online. This includes not being able to get things like food (material deprivation) and not being able to do things like attend after-school activities (social deprivation). Poor access to services can make other types of deprivation worse. This domain counts for 10% of the overall index.
Housing Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The housing domain aims to identify poor housing based on physical conditions, living conditions, and availability. "Living conditions" means how suitable the housing is for the people living there, including health, safety, and necessary adjustments. This domain makes up 7% of the overall index.
Community Safety Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
This domain looks at how safe people feel in their community. It includes actual crime and fire incidents, as well as how safe people feel when they are outside in their neighborhood. This domain makes up 5% of the overall index.
Physical Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
This domain measures things in the local area that might affect the well-being or quality of life of residents. It makes up 5% of the overall index.

Property Prices

Average property prices on Laurel Place are based on 22 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.

House Prices for Laurel Place, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8JL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SA2 8JL

Average Price
£187,787

Semi-Detached
£180,250

Terraced
£187,226

Detached
£236,932

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Laurel Place

Average Price
£199,426

Semi-Detached
£187,984

Terraced
£204,184

Detached
£245,302

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Laurel PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Laurel Place, Swansea, Swansea Terraced, an established residential building	£164,500	2024-04-09	£178,496
9 Laurel Place, Swansea, Swansea Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£195,500	2023-03-31	£217,356
6 Laurel Place, Swansea, Swansea Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2020-12-18	£186,209
9 Laurel Place, Swansea, Swansea Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£117,500	2020-12-04	£155,140
5 Laurel Place, Swansea, Swansea Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2019-12-09	£175,065

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SA2 8JL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	50
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	12
Self-Employed	11
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Human health and social work activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Education	7
Manufacturing	5
Construction	4
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Information and communication	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkland Primary School Sketty Park Drive , Sketty SA2 8NG	- not rated	386 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Olchfa School Gower Road , Sketty SA2 7AB	- not rated	447 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Sketty Primary School Llwynnawr Road , Ty Coch SA2 9HJ	- not rated	723 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Bishop Gore School De-La-Beche Road , Sketty SA2 9AP	- not rated	839 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Y.G.G. Llwynderw West Cross Lane , Sketty SA2 9AP	- not rated	839 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	Distance
Parklands Evangelical Church	Parklands Evangelical Church, Maes Y Gollen	137 yd
Rosselli's Coffee House	10 Parkway	246 yd
Chilli & Chaat	4 Parkway	257 yd
Hen Dderwen	Sketty Park Drive	264 yd
Seventh Day Adventist Church	55 Gower Road	731 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Miller & Carter Steakhouse	301 Gower Road	517 yd
Sketty Park Sports and Social Club	Sketty Park Sports & Social Club, Aneurin Way	549 yd
Bluebell	17-18 Carnglas Court, Carnglas Road	776 yd
47 Bar & Lounge	47 Gower Road	814 yd
Vivian Arms Hotel	Gower Road	908 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Fish Bar	22-24 Parkway	246 yd
Sketty Pizza	18 Parkway	248 yd
Kismet Coffee House	75 Dillwyn Road	686 yd
Taj Mahal	8 Dillwyn Road	732 yd
Opium Den	4 Dillwyn Road	732 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative Food	85-87 Carnglas Road		680 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near SA2 8JL postcode.

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	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	81.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	81.8%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	152.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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