Area guide

Living in SA18, Carmarthenshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SA18 in Carmarthenshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Carmarthenshire: £199,025, up 6.0% on a year ago (July 2026).

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Council tax at Band D in Carmarthenshire: £2,351 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare SA18 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SA18 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SA18

45 recorded home sales on the streets around central SA18 in the last 2 years, with a median of £255,000 and a range from £109,000 to £665,000. Mostly detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
117 Ffordd Y Glowyr, SA18 2GD Semi-detached £195,000 24 Jul 2026
24 Wernddu Road, SA18 2NE Detached £190,000 13 May 2026
4 Parc Nant Y Felin, SA18 2JZ Detached £327,000 7 May 2026
78 Ffordd Y Glowyr, SA18 2FG Detached £200,000 17 Apr 2026
63 Wernddu Road, SA18 2NE Detached £325,000 27 Mar 2026
Oak House Oak Tree Close, SA18 2GX Detached £380,000 13 Mar 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

No Ofsted-rated schools found within range of SA18.

See the full school breakdown for SA18 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations15.4%
Associate professional and technical13.8%
Managers, directors and senior officials13.1%
Caring, leisure and other service12.0%
Skilled trades11.5%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How SA18 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 8.3 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SA18 (W01000715, 1,279 residents in 2021, down 1.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 8.3 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 86.1% 83.2% -2.9 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 9.2% 12.3% +3.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 4.1% 4.3% +0.2 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 15.5% 13.1% -2.4 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 21.9% 30.2% +8.3 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 29.4% 35.2% +5.8 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 2.9% 4.6% +1.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 78.0% 75.6% -2.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 97.6% 97.2% -0.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

3 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SA18 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour.

Flood risk

Not mapped here for Wales. The flood data on this site is the Environment Agency's, which covers England only. Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning for Wales, where an address in SA18 can be looked up.

Buses from the centre of SA18

Best-served stop: Perrivale Inn, with 1.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SA18 is Perrivale Inn: 1.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.2 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:02, last 19:37. Routes there: 124, 146, 145, 64, BDF1. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

Common questions about SA18

What is the average house price in SA18?

The average sold price in Carmarthenshire is £199,025 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in SA18?

Prices in Carmarthenshire are up 6.0% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in SA18?

The median of 45 recorded sales around central SA18 in the last 2 years is £255,000, ranging from £109,000 to £665,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

How much crime is there in SA18?

3 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA18 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).

Is SA18 at risk of flooding?

The flood maps this site reads are the Environment Agency's, which cover England only, so they say nothing about SA18. For Wales, Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning, which shows the risk at a specific address.

Is SA18 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: the median home sells for £255,000; 3 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SA18 safe?

3 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA18 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was anti social behaviour. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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