SA31 3RD Carmarthenshire
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Carmarthen Town North and South.
Streets
- Alltycnap Road, Caerfyrddin / Carmarthen: 5 addresses
- Llysonen Road, Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire: 2 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
None of the 7 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 15 m and 18 m above sea level (16 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 | 1.7 km |
| Ferryside 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Kidwelly 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Cillefwr Industrial Estate Johnstown | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 11 | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa UK - St Catherine's Walk Shopping Centre, Carmarthen | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 84.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa Parc | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dewi Sant Dental | 940 m |
| Hospital | Glangwili Hospital Child Health Section | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Carmarthen, Whitland, and St Clears Police | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Carmarthen Wanderers Cricket Club 2.3 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 820 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*), 910 m east. 26 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* | 910 m east |
| White Bridge (The Bacule railway bridge) | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m east |
| The Bulwarks (Civil War) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Trebersed Moated Site | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Carmarthen Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Starling Park Wood | Wood | 390 m north |
| Ystrad Wood | Wood | 410 m south |
| Tre-Vaughan Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north |
| Black Pool | Tidal water | 2.3 km south |
| Cwm-oernant Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-east |
| Nant Cwm-croes-y-ceiliog | Valley | 4.0 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
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 | 54 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 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 | 52% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 Alltycnap Road.