What's changing near SA1 8BR
Within 2 km, around St Thomas in Swansea. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
125new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.4%like-for-like prices in St Thomas, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.9%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
900 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
50 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
900 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.2 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
32since energy certificates began (2008)
0in SA1 8BR itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
28 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (48 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Tir John Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Jun 2023
1.6 km away - Solar farm
Carn Nicholas FarmBeing built · 5 MW
Dec 2018
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Morfa Stadium, Normandy Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2026
2.0 km away - Battery storage
John Green Frog Power Compound, John North Road - Battery SystemApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jan 2023
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Brunel Way, Pentrechwyth - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 740 kW
Mar 2022
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Swansea University, Fabian Way - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2022
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Kemys Way - Micro Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2025
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Kemys Way, Swansea Enterprise Park - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2025
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Ferryboat Close, Swansea Enterprise Park - Micro Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Extra, Nantyffin Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 670 kW
May 2026
4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jun 2015
2.4 km away - Decided
Abergelli PowerGenerating Stations · Farmland to the north of Swansea, Wales decided Sept 2019
8.2 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2015
11.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
30.0 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension) (solar farm, 1.7 km); Swansea University Bay Campus (rooftop solar, 3.6 km); Cockett Valley (solar farm, 5.9 km); Baglan Bay Solar Farm - Phase 1 (solar farm, 7.1 km); Briton / Neath (landfill gas, 7.1 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.