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SA38 area guide

Who lives in SA38, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
8,615 (2024)
At a glance

What SA38 is like

The SA38 postcode district in Carmarthenshire covers 189 live postcodes and is home to about 8,615 people in 3,877 households. 77.8% of households own their home, 15.5% rent privately and 6.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 48.4% 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 SA38 sold for a median of £218,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA38 compares

Headline figures for SA38, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£218,000

Median over 39 sales in SA38, −26.1% on the year before.

TransportMore
1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
4

4 schools in SA38. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£40,824

Average annual income before tax, higher than 14% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA38 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices fallingLook closer

    The median sale price in SA38 is down 26.1% on the year before.

  2. 02
    An older population

    31.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    77.8% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA38 FAQs

01
Is SA38 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.8 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SA38?

The median sale price over the last year was £218,000.

Homes in SA38 sold for a median of £218,000 across 39 sales in the year to August 2026, −26.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SA38 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA38, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in SA38?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.9% of residents. 77.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (69.6%).
05
Which council covers SA38?

The local authority for SA38 is Carmarthenshire.

SA38 comes under Carmarthenshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SA38?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

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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