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SA39 area guide

Who lives in SA39, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
6,720 (2024)
At a glance

What SA39 is like

The SA39 postcode district in Carmarthenshire covers 117 live postcodes and is home to about 6,720 people in 3,010 households. 79.4% of households own their home, 13.1% rent privately and 7.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.6% 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 SA39 sold for a median of £260,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA39 compares

Headline figures for SA39, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.4/ 10

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

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£260,000

Median over 23 sales in SA39, +38.7% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
3

3 schools in SA39. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£41,780

Average annual income before tax, higher than 16% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA39 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in SA39 is up 38.7% on the year before.

  2. 02
    An older population

    29% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    79.4% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA39 FAQs

01
Is SA39 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.4 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SA39?

The median sale price over the last year was £260,000.

Homes in SA39 sold for a median of £260,000 across 23 sales in the year to August 2026, +38.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SA39 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA39, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SA39?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.4% of residents. 79.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (68%).
05
Which council covers SA39?

The local authority for SA39 is Carmarthenshire.

SA39 comes under Carmarthenshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SA39?

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).

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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