SA31 3LU 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 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: 1.
- 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
- Milestone, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 13 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 13 addresses are between 12 m and 23 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 56%, gigabit 56% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Ferryside 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Kidwelly 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Heol Beca Carmarthen | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 11 | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa UK - St Catherine's Walk Shopping Centre, Carmarthen | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 84.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa Parc | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dewi Sant Dental | 730 m |
| Hospital | Glangwili Hospital Child Health Section | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Carmarthen, Whitland, and St Clears Police | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Carmarthen Park 4.0 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is White Bridge (The bascule railway bridge), a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m south-east. 115 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White Bridge (The bascule railway bridge) | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-east |
| White Bridge (The Bacule railway bridge) | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south-east |
| The Bulwarks (Civil War) | Scheduled monument | 780 m east |
| Capel Heol Awst | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m east |
| Capel Heol Dwr | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m east |
| Carmarthen Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Carmarthen Roman Fort (part of) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Starling Park Wood | Wood | 610 m west |
| Ystrad Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Tre-Vaughan Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north |
| Cwm-oernant Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-east |
| Black Pool | Tidal water | 2.9 km south |
| Nant Cwm-croes-y-ceiliog | Valley | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 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 | 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.