SA31 3JF Carmarthenshire
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Carmarthen Town North and South.
Streets
- Llysonen Road, Caerfyrddin / Carmarthen: 10 addresses
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 D (39% of about 840 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 10 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
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 | 1.6 km |
| Ferryside 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Kidwelly 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest San Tamara Johnstown | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 11 | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa UK - St Catherine's Walk Shopping Centre, Carmarthen | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 85.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa Parc | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dewi Sant Dental | 600 m |
| Hospital | Glangwili Hospital Child Health Section | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Carmarthen, Whitland, and St Clears Police | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,330 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is White Bridge (The bascule railway bridge), a listed building (Grade II*), 940 m south-east. 54 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White Bridge (The bascule railway bridge) | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-east |
| White Bridge (The Bacule railway bridge) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| The Bulwarks (Civil War) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Trebersed Moated Site | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Carmarthen Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Starling Park Wood | Wood | 160 m west |
| Ystrad Wood | Wood | 770 m south |
| Tre-Vaughan Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Black Pool | Tidal water | 2.7 km south |
| Cwm-oernant Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-east |
| Nant Cwm-croes-y-ceiliog | Valley | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 10 |
3 of the postcode's 10 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 | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 8 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 Llysonen Road.