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Housing in SA38 9RL

What the homes in SA38 9RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tre-lech, Cenarth & Llangeler
Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,085 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (57.8%). Flats make up 11.5%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

SA38 9RLWales
Detached57.8%28.5%
Semi-detached18.5%32.1%
Terraced10.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat6.6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home1.6%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.2% of households in the SA38 9RL area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 24.1% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 49.3% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.

SA38 9RL
67%
24%
Wales
  • Owned67.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented24.1%17%
  • Social rented8.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA38 9RLWales
Owned outright49.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan17.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.5%14.5%
Other private rented3.6%2.5%
From the council6.6%8.7%
From a housing association1.9%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA38 9RLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.

SA38 9RLWales
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.6%
Couple, no children15.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.4%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 SA38 9RL (Tre-lech, Cenarth & Llangeler) (about 2,085 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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