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Housing in SA31 3DB

What the homes in SA31 3DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed
Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,770 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.1%). Flats make up 10.6%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA31 3DBWales
Detached16%28.5%
Semi-detached39.1%32.1%
Terraced34.3%26.6%
Purpose-built flat7.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.4% of households in the SA31 3DB area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 19.1% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 31% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

SA31 3DB
56%
19%
24%
Wales
  • Owned56.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented19.1%17%
  • Social rented23.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA31 3DBWales
Owned outright31%38%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.6%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council12.6%8.7%
From a housing association11.2%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA31 3DBWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.8%). 33% of households include dependent children.

SA31 3DBWales
Living alone, under 6617.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%14.6%
Couple, no children13.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children20.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children12.2%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.2%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 SA31 3DB (Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed) (about 1,770 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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