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Housing in SA18 3QS

What the homes in SA18 3QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Llandybie & Saron
Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,429 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (47.3%). Flats make up 6.9%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA18 3QSWales
Detached47.3%28.5%
Semi-detached34.5%32.1%
Terraced11.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73% of households in the SA18 3QS area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 44.5% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.

SA18 3QS
73%
18%
Wales
  • Owned73%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
  • Private rented8.9%17%
  • Social rented17.7%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA18 3QSWales
Owned outright44.5%38%
With a mortgage or loan28.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%14.5%
Other private rented2.1%2.5%
From the council12%8.7%
From a housing association5.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA18 3QSWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.3%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

SA18 3QSWales
Living alone, under 6613.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.3%14.6%
Couple, no children15.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children15.4%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.4%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 3QS (Llandybie & Saron) (about 2,429 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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