SA20 0TT Carmarthenshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Llandovery.
Streets
- Cilycwm Road, Llanymddyfri: 13 addresses
- Heol Cilycwm, Llanymddyfri / Llandovery: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Carmarthenshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,567 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,396 | £3,919 | £4,702 | £5,486 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 14 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 2 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 70 m and 79 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 64%, ultrafast 64%, gigabit 64% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llandovery 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m |
| Cynghordy 1,190 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Llanwrda 1,190 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Llys Llanfair Llandovery | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 74.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Llanfair Surgery | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ar & H Davies | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Llandovery Hospital | 640 m |
| Police station | Llandovery Police Station. | 730 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Llandovery Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,140 m² | 650 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Llandovery Roman Site, a scheduled monument, 560 m south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llandovery Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 560 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m south-east |
| Dolau-Hirion Bridge | Scheduled monument | 700 m north |
| Pont Dolauhirion (partly in Cilycwm community) | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m north |
| Dolauhirion Bridge (partly in Llandovery community) | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m north |
| Dolauhirion, section of Roman road N of | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Allt y Gilfach | Wood | 440 m north-east |
| Allt Dolauhirion | Wood | 750 m north |
| Coed Glanogwrn | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Allt Cae-cwar | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Cwm Waun | Valley | 1.8 km west |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 14 |
2 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 35% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cilycwm Road.