Clase is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea, Wales within the Mynydd-Bach ward.[1] Clase approximates to the housing area south of Clasemont Road between Morriston and Llangyfelach. Clase estate consists mainly of social housing which was developed from the 1950s onwards.
Clasemont was the home and therefore territorial designation of Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet who founded Morriston, Swansea on the basis of copper-smelting, brass manufacture, tin-plating and coal mining - coal is a major local mineral and copper was imported from other parts of Wales and from Cornwall. Before then, Morriston was a rural and woodland part of Llangyfelach.
The 16-storey Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency building is at the bottom of Longview Road, Clase, close to its junction with Clasemont Road, and is visible from several miles away https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency/about/media-enquiries
Clase from the 1960s until 2000s had a number of high rise tower blocks thereafter replaced by various uses such as low rise housing, a multi-use sports pitch and an open green.
Clase is in a Communities First area together with Caemawr under the designation of Clase & Caemawr Communities First Partnership.