# SA38 9AB: area report for a postcode in Carmarthenshire

SA38 9AB is a postcode in Carmarthenshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Carmarthenshire. Open the map at SA38 9AB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) › [SA38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa38) › [SA38 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa38-9)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Carmarthenshire 003A: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 100 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Carmarthenshire 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **£195,263 average price**: For the whole of Carmarthenshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **No gigabit broadband at SA38 9AB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB
- **2.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Y DDWYLAN](https://openindex.co.uk/school/y-ddwylan-w6692379) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gyfun-emlyn-w6694060) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2024 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2023 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MEDDYGFA EMLYN (250 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (90 m); WELL (100 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Newcastle Emlyn (180 m, Morrisons); Co-op Newcastle Emlyn - New Road (320 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £195,263** (August 2026). Carmarthenshire’s average house price was £195,263 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,405** (2025). Full-time workers living in Carmarthenshire earned a median of £37,405 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 138th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Carmarthenshire costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 53rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 190,037** (2025). Carmarthenshire’s population was an estimated 190,037 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Carmarthenshire 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carmarthenshire 003A was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,126** (2021). Carmarthenshire 003A had 2,126 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,615th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 25.4%** (January 2026). In Carmarthenshire 003A, 25.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.9%** (August 2026). In Carmarthenshire 003A, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SA38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA38 was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 1,054th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,877** (2021). SA38 had 4,877 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 458th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SA38 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 35.7%** (January 2026). In SA38, 35.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire)
- Centre: 52.0392, -4.4682

Council: [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Caerfyrddin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/caerfyrddin): Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru), 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.4682,52.0392,SA389AB

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa38-9ab