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Glyn & Pontyberem

Middle area

South Carmarthenshire. 10,399 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 53 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 90% of people in Glyn & Pontyberem live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£225,000
Joint 2,073rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,109
Joint 1,084th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
90%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
61.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Glyn & Pontyberem

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glyn & Pontyberem at a rate of 39.7 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 offences214
Other crime83
Criminal damage and arson43
Anti-social behaviour37
Burglary14
Vehicle crime12
Drug offences8
Robbery1
Theft from the person1
Shoplifting0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Glyn & Pontyberem compares

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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. Glyn & Pontyberem is £225,000.
£225,000joint 7th most expensive
Population25 middle areas, Carmarthenshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Carmarthenshire25 areas from 5,195 to 12,255. The middle area is 7,435. Glyn & Pontyberem is 10,109.
10,1093rd most 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%. Glyn & Pontyberem is 90.0%.
90%7th fewest 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%. Glyn & Pontyberem is 61.0%.
61.0%7th lowest

Is Glyn & Pontyberem safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glyn & Pontyberem at a rate of 39.7 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, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Glyn & Pontyberem.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), other crime (83) and criminal damage and arson (43).

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 Glyn & Pontyberem 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
Glyn & Pontyberem in brief

The median price paid for a home in Glyn & Pontyberem was £225,000 in 2025.

Glyn & Pontyberem had 10,109 usual residents at the census.

About 90% of people in Glyn & Pontyberem live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Glyn & Pontyberem, 61.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.