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Housing in SA18 2LY

What the homes in SA18 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ammanford & Betws
Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,647 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.4%). Flats make up 24.5%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

SA18 2LYWales
Detached14.3%28.5%
Semi-detached47.4%32.1%
Terraced13.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat14.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.4% of households in the SA18 2LY area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 20.4% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 37.3% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.

SA18 2LY
59%
20%
20%
Wales
  • Owned59.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented20.4%17%
  • Social rented20.1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA18 2LYWales
Owned outright37.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan22%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.6%14.5%
Other private rented1.8%2.5%
From the council9.8%8.7%
From a housing association10.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA18 2LYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

SA18 2LYWales
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.9%14.6%
Couple, no children12.5%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Carmarthenshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Carmarthenshire (August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CarmarthenshireWales
All homes£687£846
One bedroom£500£636
Two bedrooms£647£779
Three bedrooms£740£890
Four or more£997£1,247
Detached£850£1,083
Semi-detached£728£877
Terraced£694£833
Flat or maisonette£562£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA18 2LY (Ammanford & Betws) (about 1,647 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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