SA31 1LS Carmarthenshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Carmarthen Town North and South.
Streets
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 B (37% of about 1,430 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Priory Sreet. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Parish Church of St Peter, grade I
- 1 Priory Street, grade II
- 10 The Parade, grade II
- 13 St Peter's Street, grade II
- 144 Priory Street, grade II
- 9 The Parade, grade II
- Former Carmarthenshire Infirmary, grade II
- Gatepiers at entrance to former Infirmary, grade II
- Min-yr-Afon, including railings and gate, grade II
- No 7 including railings and gate, grade II
- Red Lion PH, grade II
- The Vicarage, grade II
- The War Memorial and stone seat, grade II
- Walls, gates, piers and railings to The Vicarage, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 59 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 59 addresses are between 20 m and 23 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Carmarthen 440,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m |
| Ferryside 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Kidwelly 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Plas-y-Milwr Carmarthen | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Carmarthen Bus Station | 530 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Priory Street Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 83.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Peter's Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nigel Williams Chemists LTD | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1St Floor | 580 m |
| Hospital | Glangwili Hospital Child Health Section | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Carmarthen, Whitland, and St Clears Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 43 King Street Lloyds Bank | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Carmarthen Park 4.0 ha | 930 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,380 m² | 400 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m south-west. 247 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south-west |
| Carmarthen Roman Town (part of) | Scheduled monument | 150 m north |
| Carmarthen Roman Fort (part of) | Scheduled monument | 200 m south-west |
| No 51 including near-detached rear wing | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-west |
| Carmarthen Roman Town Defences (part of) | Scheduled monument | 290 m north-east |
| Carmarthen Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south-west |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m south-west |
| Bishop's Palace, Abergwili | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cwm-oernant Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Penlan Ffos | Hill | 1.9 km north |
| Trevaughan Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Starling Park Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Black Pool | Tidal water | 3.8 km south-west |
| Nant Cwm-croes-y-ceiliog | Valley | 4.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.