# SA17

Postcode district covering Kidwelly, Mynyddygarreg and Ferryside, in Carmarthenshire.

SA17 is a postcode district covering Kidwelly, Mynyddygarreg and Ferryside, in Carmarthenshire. Median sale price £192,149 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SA17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SA17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £192,149** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA17 was £192,149 in 2025. 330th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,632** (2021). SA17 had 10,632 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 752nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 45.4%** (January 2026). In SA17, 45.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SA17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in SA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SA17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 182 homes were sold in SA17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SA17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SA17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SA17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SA17 had 10,632 usual residents at the census.

## How SA17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SA17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £192,149 | 17th cheapest | 49 postcode districts, SA · 2025 |
| Population | 10,632 | 24th most populated | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 45.4% | 14th lowest | 52 postcode districts, SA · Jan 2026 |

## Is SA17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SA17 at a rate of 59.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across the SA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 59 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SA17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (328), other crime (99) and criminal damage and arson (87).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SA17 was 52.4 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in SA17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SA17 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in SA17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carmarthenshire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/neighbourhood/w01000695) | 2,239 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.2% |
| [Carmarthenshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/neighbourhood/w01000696) | 1,651 | 18.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 49.0% |
| [Carmarthenshire 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/neighbourhood/w01000723) | 1,361 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.1% |
| [Carmarthenshire 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/neighbourhood/w01000670) | 1,559 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 36.5% |
| [Carmarthenshire 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/neighbourhood/w01000671) | 2,133 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 34.1% |
| [Carmarthenshire 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/neighbourhood/w01000729) | 1,239 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 11.6% |
| [Carmarthenshire 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/neighbourhood/w01000730) | 1,261 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 4.5% |

## Your MP

- [Llanelli](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/llanelli): Dame Nia Griffith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SA17

[Cydweli & Trimsaran](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/cydweli-and-trimsaran), [Llanddarog, Llangyndeyrn & Ferryside](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire/llanddarog-llangyndeyrn-and-ferryside)

## Postcode sectors in SA17

[SA17 4 (203 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17-4), [SA17 5 (226 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17-5)

## Council

[Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire)

## Postcode districts next to SA17

[SA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa15), [SA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa16), [SA31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa31), [SA32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa32)

## Nearest rail stations

[Ferryside (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.3695,51.7684), [Kidwelly (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.3170,51.7343)

## More in the SA postcode area

[All SA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SA17 in brief

SA17 is a postcode district covering Kidwelly, Mynyddygarreg and Ferryside, in Carmarthenshire.
About 10,749 people lived in SA17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £192,149 in 2025 across 182 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SA17 was £192,149 in 2025.
SA17 had 10,632 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in SA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SA17, 45.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SA17
- Postcode area: [SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa)
- Constituency: [Llanelli †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/llanelli)
- Council: [Carmarthenshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire)
- Area: 116 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,749*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 33

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa15), [SA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa16), [SA31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa31), [SA32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa32)

## Latest updates for SA17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SA17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa17