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SA48 8HE area guide

Who lives in SA48 8HE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Llandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo
Council: Carmarthenshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,585 (2024)

SA48 8HELampeter

At a glance

What SA48 8HE is like

SA48 8HE is a postcode in the Llandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo area of Carmarthenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,585 people. 83.2% of households own their home, 12.6% rent privately and 4.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, 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 SA48 8 sold for a median of £210,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA48 8HE compares

Headline figures for SA48 8HE, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£210,000

Median over 46 sales in SA48 8, −20.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£40,930

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA48 8HE differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SA48 8 is down 20.1% on the year before.
02
An older population
32.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
83.2% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA48 8HE FAQs

Is SA48 8HE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in SA48 8HE?

The median sale price over the last year was £210,000.

Homes in SA48 8 sold for a median of £210,000 across 46 sales in the year to August 2026, −20.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SA48 8HE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA48 8HE, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA48 8HE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.3% of residents. 83.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (78.9%).

Which council covers SA48 8HE?

The local authority for SA48 8HE is Carmarthenshire.

SA48 8HE comes under Carmarthenshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA48 8HE?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 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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