SA38
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newcastle Emlyn, Adpar and Aber-Arad, in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
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 SA38 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SA38, 35.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SA38 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SA38 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SA38 at a rate of 62.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across SA.
In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SA38.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (178), other crime (45) and criminal damage and arson (30).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SA38 was 56.3 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 SA38, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SA38 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in SA38
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmarthenshire 003A | 2,126 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 25.4% |
| Ceredigion 010A | 1,763 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 46.5% |
MPs for SA38
- Ann DaviesPlaid CymruMP for Caerfyrddin59% of SA38’s postcodes
- Ben LakePlaid CymruMP for Ceredigion Preseli41% of SA38’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in SA381
Councils SA38 covers2
Postcode districts next to SA385
More in the SA postcode area2
SA38 in brief
SA38 is a postcode district covering Newcastle Emlyn, Adpar and Aber-Arad, in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
About 4,810 people lived in SA38 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £287,500 in 2025 across 52 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 62.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SA38 was £287,500 in 2025.
SA38 had 4,877 usual residents at the census.
In SA38, 35.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SA38, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.