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West Gower
What it's like at SA3 1LQ: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| 1, GlenvilleSemi-detached | Jan 2007 | £170,000 | 176 m² | £966/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, GlenvilleSemi-detached | Dec 1999 | £48,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Ash CottageDetached | Dec 2002 | £202,000 | 106 m² | £1,906/m² | 2 |
| Cliffs ViewDetached | Sept 1998 | £170,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Great House BarnDetached | Mar 2019 | £615,000 | 256 m² | £2,402/m² | 2 |
| Great House CottageOther | Jul 2017 | £240,500 | 65 m² | £3,700/m² | 3 |
| Great House FarmDetached | Dec 1997 | £89,000 | – | – | 1 |
| HazledeneDetached | Dec 2018 | £380,000 | 133 m² | £2,857/m² | 3 |
| HillcloseDetached | Mar 2023 | £500,000 | 148 m² | £3,378/m² | 1 |
| HolmleaDetached | Dec 2015 | £470,000 | 158 m² | £2,975/m² | 2 |
| LongcroftDetached | Mar 2022 | £775,000 | 166 m² | £4,669/m² | 1 |
| Myrtle CottageDetached | Mar 2001 | £192,000 | – | – | 1 |
| QuaintwaysDetached | May 1996 | £20,000 | – | – | 1 |
| RockwellDetached | Mar 2016 | £560,000 | 249 m² | £2,249/m² | 1 |
| SkyseaDetached | Dec 2019 | £277,000 | 181 m² | £1,530/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, SpringfieldFlat | Jun 2017 | £190,000 | 76 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, SpringfieldFlat | Mar 2021 | £295,000 | 90 m² | £3,278/m² | 5 |
| Flat 5, SpringfieldFlat | Oct 2020 | £205,000 | 65 m² | £3,154/m² | 4 |
| Swn-Y-Mor CottageDetached | Apr 2004 | £206,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The CroftDetached | Oct 2022 | £465,000 | 100 m² | £4,650/m² | 3 |
| The GablesDetached | Oct 2021 | £450,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The RetreatOther | Oct 2024 | £820,000 | 240 m² | £3,417/m² | 3 |
| Underhill CottageDetached | Feb 2016 | £400,000 | 197 m² | £2,030/m² | 1 |
| Chalet 17, Westernisde FarmSemi-detached | Apr 2017 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Westernside CottageDetached | Sept 2014 | £345,000 | 254 m² | £1,358/m² | 4 |
| Chalet 20, Westernside FarmFlat | Sept 2023 | £75,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Chalet 37, Westernside FarmTerraced | Jan 2018 | £78,000 | – | – | 5 |
| Chalet 29, Westernside FarmDetached | Jun 1996 | £15,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 4, Westernside FarmOther | Feb 2021 | £68,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Chalet 10, Westernside FarmFlat | Sept 1996 | £22,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 11, Westernside FarmFlat | Sept 2017 | £62,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Chalet 12, Westernside FarmOther | Jul 2018 | £70,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Chalet 16, Westernside FarmTerraced | Feb 2006 | £69,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Chalet 21, Westernside FarmTerraced | Jul 1999 | £21,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 3, Westernside FarmTerraced | Jul 1999 | £24,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 9, Westernside FarmSemi-detached | Sept 2001 | £32,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 35, Westernside FarmFlat | Apr 2006 | £72,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 33, Westernside FarmOther | Dec 2013 | £65,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 18, Westernside FarmOther | Jun 2016 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 1, Westernside FarmOther | Nov 2018 | £59,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 13, Westernside FarmOther | Apr 2018 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 36, Westernside FarmOther | May 2023 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 5, Westernside FarmOther | Jul 2020 | £65,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chalet 23, Westernside FarmOther | Mar 2020 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Llanelli, a drive away (14 km), with 393k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Swansea.
The nearest bus stop is Horton Village Hall, 200 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 117, 115, 119); 3 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Knelston Primary, a drive away (3.2 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest GP surgery is Gower Medical Practice (2.1 km), with Well Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.0 km).
For a haircut, Beachcombers Unisex Hair Salon is 2.0 km away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 28 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Bank Farm Caravan Park is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and South Gower Sports Club the nearest pub (2.1 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 69% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 29% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 104 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 61 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 103 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 62% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 35% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
4 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Gower constituency: Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,567 (24.5%), turnout 62%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Conservative 19%, Reform UK 18%, Plaid Cymru 8%.
0 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SA3 1LQ →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 7.4% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 39.2% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 41.4% | 2.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.9% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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