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County or areaSwansea
Postcode districtSA7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:57 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:19 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,898 residentsin the Birchgrove census areaMedian age 39.33,252 households73% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,046 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, public administration and defence 16%, retail and wholesale 15%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,505 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 11°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Drumaumountain · 1.4 miMynydd Gelliwastadmountain · 1.6 miPen Lanhill · 2.0 miRhos Service Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miAberdulais Fallswaterfall · 4.3 miSummer House Hillhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoedgwilym Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haGwarchodfa Natur Bro Tawepark · 1.8 mi · 7 haWaverley Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haMorriston Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 24 haThe Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 12 haTheatr Cwmtawesports ground · 1.8 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20186 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202445 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,354 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMorriston Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryClydach Primary Care Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyClydach Health Centre Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Laurels Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools10 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGlais Primary School110 pupilsright herePrimarySt Joseph's R.c. Primary245 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBirchgrove722 pupils1.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL31 miRailway stationLlansamlet1.9 miBus stationNeath Bus Station 13.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal5.7 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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