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SA40 area guide

Who lives in SA40, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
10,185 (2024)
At a glance

What SA40 is like

The SA40 postcode district in Carmarthenshire covers 107 live postcodes and is home to about 10,185 people in 4,475 households. 77.3% of households own their home, 14.7% rent privately and 7.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 50.5% 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 SA40 sold for a median of £229,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA40 compares

Headline figures for SA40, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.2/ 10

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

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£229,000

Median over 28 sales in SA40, +23.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
8

8 schools in SA40. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£40,618

Average annual income before tax, higher than 13% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA40 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in SA40 is up 23.8% on the year before.

  2. 02
    An older population

    30.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    77.3% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA40 FAQs

01
Is SA40 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.2 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SA40?

The median sale price over the last year was £229,000.

Homes in SA40 sold for a median of £229,000 across 28 sales in the year to August 2026, +23.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SA40 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA40, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in SA40?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 77.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (63.5%).
05
Which council covers SA40?

The local authority for SA40 is Carmarthenshire.

SA40 comes under Carmarthenshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SA40?

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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