SA9 — Swansea
Swansea's SA9 postcode sits in Powys. The board behind it is assembled from 6,107 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical SA9 sale went from £30,000 in 1995 to £165,000 in 2026 — 5.5× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2003 — prices moved +32.4% that year. The one to avoid was 2016: the median moved -9.6%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in SA9
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £30,000 | 137 |
| 2000 | £34,000 | 177 |
| 2005 | £86,000 | 197 |
| 2010 | £100,000 | 162 |
| 2015 | £104,000 | 224 |
| 2020 | £120,000 | 181 |
| 2025 | £160,000 | 207 |
| 2026 | £165,000 | 25 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Ystradgynlais (31% of local sales) — busiest streets: Brecon Road, Station Road, Tawe Park
- Ystalyfera (22% of local sales) — busiest streets: Wern Road, Alltygrug Road, Gough Road
- Godrergraig (16% of local sales) — busiest streets: Graig Newydd, Graig Road, Golwg Y Mynydd
- Lower Cwmtwrch (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Heol Twrch, Gorof Road, Cwmphil Road
- Cwmllynfell (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Gwilym Road, New Road, Brynbrain Road
- Abercrave (7% of local sales) — busiest streets: Heol Tawe, Tan Yr Allt, Brooklands Terrace
- Penycae (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ynyswen, Brecon Road, Troed Y Bryn Terrace
- Upper Cwmtwrch (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Heol Gwys, Heol Gleien, Heol Tredeg
Reading about 2003 is easy; surviving 2016 is the game. Play the SA9 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.