Postcode district · Lampeter

SA48 area guide

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

Council: Ceredigion
Region: Wales
Population: 20,964 (2024)

SA48Postcode district · Lampeter

At a glance

What SA48 is like

The SA48 postcode district in Ceredigion covers 380 live postcodes and is home to about 20,964 people in 9,335 households. 75.4% of households own their home, 16.6% rent privately and 7.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 49.7% 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 sold for a median of £207,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA48 compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.9/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£207,500

Median over 86 sales in SA48, −8.8% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

11 schools in SA48. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£41,578

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA48 differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SA48 is down 8.8% on the year before.
02
An older population
29.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
75.4% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA48 FAQs

Is SA48 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.9 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in SA48?

The median sale price over the last year was £207,500.

Homes in SA48 sold for a median of £207,500 across 86 sales in the year to August 2026, −8.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SA48 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA48, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SA48?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.6% of residents. 75.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (63%).

Which council covers SA48?

The local authority for SA48 is Ceredigion.

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

How well connected is SA48?

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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