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SA33 5AR area guide

Who lives in SA33 5AR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan
Council: Carmarthenshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 2,069 (2024)

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At a glance

What SA33 5AR is like

SA33 5AR is a postcode in the Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan area of Carmarthenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,069 people. 83.6% of households own their home, 10.8% rent privately and 5.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 50.9% 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 SA33 5 sold for a median of £200,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA33 5AR compares

Headline figures for SA33 5AR, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. 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

£200,000

Median over 23 sales in SA33 5, −29.5% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£42,654

Average annual income before tax, higher than 19% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA33 5AR differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SA33 5 is down 29.5% on the year before.
02
An older population
32.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
03
Few private renters
Only 10.8% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
83.6% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA33 5AR FAQs

Is SA33 5AR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in SA33 5AR?

The median sale price over the last year was £200,000.

Homes in SA33 5 sold for a median of £200,000 across 23 sales in the year to August 2026, −29.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SA33 5AR 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 SA33 5AR, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA33 5AR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.7% of residents. 83.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (67.9%).

Which council covers SA33 5AR?

The local authority for SA33 5AR is Carmarthenshire.

SA33 5AR comes under Carmarthenshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA33 5AR?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Ferryside Rail Station (Main Entrance), 2.5 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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