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SA area guide

Who lives in SA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
762,043 (2024)
At a glance

What SA is like

The SA postcode area in Wales covers 23,280 live postcodes and is home to about 762,043 people in 327,689 households. 66.6% of households own their home, 16% rent privately and 16.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 49.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in SA sold for a median of £197,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA compares

Headline figures for SA, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.2/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle: 30.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£197,500

Median over 7,391 sales in SA, +0.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
365

365 schools in SA. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£43,174

Average annual income before tax, higher than 21% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Questions

SA FAQs

01
Is SA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.2 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 30.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SA?

The median sale price over the last year was £197,500.

Homes in SA sold for a median of £197,500 across 7,391 sales in the year to August 2026, +0.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in SA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.3% of residents. 66.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (34.3%).
05
Which council covers SA?

The local authority for SA is Carmarthenshire.

SA comes under Carmarthenshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SA?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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