Heol Bishop Garnant, Carmarthenshire
25 addresses across 2 postcodes (SA18), about 300 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47207809.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6, C: 2, D: 3, E: 4, F: 2).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Carmarthenshire costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% to 95% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ammanford, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 160 m away, and Parc Golwg yr Aman (4.7 hectares) is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 116 to 132 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Amman Tawe Partnership, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (4); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1900-1929 (5); 1983-1990 (2); 2022 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 street: most are in band B (34% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 97 address points in this street's postcodes, 9 at high risk, 1 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: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 9 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| SA18 1NA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| SA18 1NB | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 0 / 6 |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 116 m and 132 m above sea level (127 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA18 1NA | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| SA18 1NB | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ammanford 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pantyffynnon 4,910 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Llandybie 8,600 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Raven Inn Garnant | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ammanford Bus Station Stand 6 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 59.5 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Amman Tawe Partnership | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Garnant Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | Heol Cae Gurwen Dental Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Amman Valley Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Dyfed Powys Police - Ammanford Police Station | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,050 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Parc Golwg yr Aman 4.7 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cwm Aman | Valley | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Cwm Garnant | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Cwm Pedol | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Cwm Garenig | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Mynydd y Betws | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Ffrwd Glyn-hir | Waterfall | 5 km (3.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 25 |
8 of the street's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Carmarthenshire: see them on the Carmarthenshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y Bedol Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAVEN TAKEAWAY SA18 1NB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Co-op SA18 1LH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 150 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Curbside Kitchen SA18 1JG | Mobile caterer | 240 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| CWMAMMAN DAY CENTRE SA18 1NS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Andrew's Chilled Foods Ltd (FP 111) SA18 1NS | Manufacturers/packers | 270 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Garnant Golf Club SA18 1NP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2018 |
| Garnant House Residential Care Home SA18 1ND | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Garnant Superstore (Premier) SA18 1ND | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| GARNANT CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB SA18 1ND | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2017 |
| HALF MOON INN (Garnant) SA18 1LS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2018 |
| Yummies Pizza SA18 1LS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Cylch Meithrin Ysgol y Bedol SA18 2GB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lower Station Road (10); On or near Heol Y Coroni (9); On or near Cwmamman Road (9); On or near Coronation Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, detached (lodged 14 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Clos Waunhenuchaf · Heol y Coroni · Lower Station Road · Heol Folland · Cwmamman Road · Dynevor Road · Heol Ysgol Newydd · Teras yr Arced · Heol Uchaf yr Orsaf · Parc Glanffrwd · Church Row
All the streets in SA18 and across Carmarthenshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.