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SA14 8UE area guide

Who lives in SA14 8UE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Swiss Valley & Llangennech
Council: Carmarthenshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,840 (2024)

SA14 8UELlanelli

At a glance

What SA14 8UE is like

SA14 8UE is a postcode in the Swiss Valley & Llangennech area of Carmarthenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,840 people. 77% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 13.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 50.8% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SA14 8 sold for a median of £180,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA14 8UE compares

Headline figures for SA14 8UE, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

8.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£180,000

Median over 129 sales in SA14 8, +2.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£46,546

Average annual income before tax, higher than 32% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA14 8UE differs most from the national average.

01
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 8.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, making it less deprived than most of Wales.
02
An older population
25.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
03
Few private renters
Only 9.4% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
77% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA14 8UE FAQs

Is SA14 8UE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 8.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SA14 8UE?

The median sale price over the last year was £180,000.

Homes in SA14 8 sold for a median of £180,000 across 129 sales in the year to August 2026, +2.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SA14 8UE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA14 8UE, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA14 8UE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.5% of residents. 77% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42.6%).

Which council covers SA14 8UE?

The local authority for SA14 8UE is Carmarthenshire.

SA14 8UE comes under Carmarthenshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA14 8UE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Llangennech Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

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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