Heol Caegwyn Drefach, Carmarthenshire
92 addresses across 3 postcodes (SA14), about 780 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 47204668.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £160,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 38 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 2, C: 11, D: 10, E: 10, F: 3, G: 1).
- 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 2% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Llandybie, about 9.7 km (6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 108 m above sea level.
- Noise: 67 of its 97 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Coalbrook Surgery, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2024 | COMPTON HOUSE SA14 7BA | Detached | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Nov 2023 | 1, WOODLANDS TERRACE SA14 7BA | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2022 | HAULWEN SA14 7BA | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2021 | HAULWEN SA14 7BA | Detached | £80,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Jun 2021 | COMPTON HOUSE SA14 7BA | Other | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Aug 2018 | TY DEILWEN SA14 7BA | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | TY HYFRYD SA14 7BB | Detached | £260,000 |
Energy performance certificates
38 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 152 m². Most common: House, detached (26); House, semi-detached (6); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (6); 1900-1929 (6); 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (27); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 1B Cae Gwyn Terrace, Drefach
- 9 Cae Gwyn Terrace, Drefach
- Bron y Wern, Drefach
- Dulais, Drefach
- Erwau Glas, Drefach
- Golau Gerrig, Drefach
- Gwynfa, Heol Caegwyn, Drefach
- Harlech, Drefach
- Kerith, Drefach
- Maes y Coed, Drefach
- Nant y Ffin, Drefach
- Poced Y Gesail, Drefach
- Ty Cambria, Drefach
- Ty Deilwen, Heol Caegwyn, Drefach
- Ty Hyfryd, Heol Caegwyn, Drefach
- Wern Isaf Farm, Drefach
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 (30% of about 1,170 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 108 address points in this street's postcodes, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SA14 7BB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 |
| SA14 7BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| SA14 7AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 |
Height above sea level
The street's 97 addresses are between 84 m and 108 m above sea level (96 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA14 7AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SA14 7BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SA14 7BB | 100% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llandybie 8,600 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Ammanford 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Pantyffynnon 4,910 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Maes-y-Coed Drefach | 170 m |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 71.4 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Coalbrook Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Nigel Williams Chemists LTD | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Llannon Road (Dental Surgery) | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Glangwili Hospital Child Health Section | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Police station | Dyfed Powys Police Cross Hands Police Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Cross Hands, Cross Hands Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,800 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Maesdulais Limekilns, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Maesdulais Limekilns | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Mawr Woodland Park | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Cwm Berem | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Allt Pen-llwyn-iô | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Allt y Llethr | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Mynydd Llangyndeyrn | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Llyn Llech Owen | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 34 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 97 |
67 of the street's 97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drefach Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREFACH CRICKET & FOOTBALL CLUB SA14 7BB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Woodlands Filling Station SA14 7BA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Dec 2017 |
| Nisa Local SA14 7BA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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 B, house, detached (lodged 27 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SA14 7BB: 64 addresses of 66 in the postcode
- SA14 7BA: 27 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- SA14 7AY: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SA14 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.