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SA14 8YB area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Swiss Valley & Llangennech
Council: Carmarthenshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,481 (2024)

SA14 8YBLlanelli

At a glance

What SA14 8YB is like

SA14 8YB 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 1,481 people. 74.5% of households own their home, 12.4% rent privately and 13.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for 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 8YB compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.8 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

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 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 8YB differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
74.5% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA14 8YB FAQs

Is SA14 8YB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SA14 8YB?

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 8YB safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA14 8YB, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA14 8YB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9% of residents. 74.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (38.3%).

Which council covers SA14 8YB?

The local authority for SA14 8YB is Carmarthenshire.

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

How well connected is SA14 8YB?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Llangennech Rail Station, 0.8 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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