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Dafen & Felin-foel

Middle area

South Carmarthenshire. 5,165 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Dafen & Felin-foel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£145,000
Joint 435th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,195
Joint 2,010th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Dafen & Felin-foel

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dafen & Felin-foel at a rate of 135.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Carmarthenshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences365
Other crime129
Criminal damage and arson90
Anti-social behaviour39
Drug offences38
Burglary22
Vehicle crime9
Shoplifting7
Robbery2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Dafen & Felin-foel compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Dafen & Felin-foelMiddle
Median sale price25 middle areas, Carmarthenshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Carmarthenshire25 areas from £127,000 to £290,000. The middle area is £199,500. Dafen & Felin-foel is £145,000.
£145,000joint 3rd cheapest
Population25 middle areas, Carmarthenshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Carmarthenshire25 areas from 5,195 to 12,255. The middle area is 7,435. Dafen & Felin-foel is 5,195.
5,195least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 middle areas, Carmarthenshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Carmarthenshire25 areas from 27.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Dafen & Felin-foel is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 middle areas, Carmarthenshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Carmarthenshire25 areas from 24.5% to 97.2%. The middle area is 82.1%. Dafen & Felin-foel is 97.2%.
97.2%highest

Is Dafen & Felin-foel safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dafen & Felin-foel at a rate of 135.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Carmarthenshire.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dafen & Felin-foel.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (365), other crime (129) and criminal damage and arson (90).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Carmarthenshire

These figures are published for the whole of Carmarthenshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Carmarthenshire and not Dafen & Felin-foel alone. See Carmarthenshire

Average house price
£195,263
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,405
138th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 53rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
190,037
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Dafen & Felin-foel in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dafen & Felin-foel was £145,000 in 2025.

Dafen & Felin-foel had 5,195 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Dafen & Felin-foel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dafen & Felin-foel, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.