# SA43 Postcode district covering Cardigan and St Dogmaels, in Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. SA43 is a postcode district covering Cardigan and St Dogmaels, in Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. Median sale price £238,750 in 2025. Postcode district. Code SA43. 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 SA43 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £238,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA43 was £238,750 in 2025. 670th 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/sa43#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 12,310** (2021). SA43 had 12,310 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 859th 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/sa43#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in SA43 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/sa43#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 38.6%** (January 2026). In SA43, 38.6% 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/sa43#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SA43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in SA43 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=SA43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 180 homes were sold in SA43 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SA43) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SA43. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SA43) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SA43 had 12,310 usual residents at the census. ## How SA43 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | SA43 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £238,750 | 20th most expensive | 49 postcode districts, SA · 2025 | | Population | 12,310 | 21st most populated | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | 19th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 38.6% | 9th lowest | 52 postcode districts, SA · Jan 2026 | ## Is SA43 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SA43 at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people. That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across the SA postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 82 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SA43. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (498), other crime (202) and criminal damage and arson (87). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SA43 was 79.9 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 SA43, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SA43 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales. ## Neighbourhoods in SA43 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ceredigion 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000507) | 1,140 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 51.8% | | [Ceredigion 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000508) | 1,043 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 2.4% | | [Ceredigion 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000509) | 1,862 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 63.2% | | [Ceredigion 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000510) | 1,182 | 157.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 61.0% | | [Ceredigion 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000511) | 1,174 | 224.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 44.4% | | [Ceredigion 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000546) | 1,136 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 32.5% | | [Ceredigion 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000547) | 1,137 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 34.3% | | [Pembrokeshire 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire/neighbourhood/w01000558) | 2,120 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 29.8% | | [Pembrokeshire 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire/neighbourhood/w01000613) | 2,058 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 18.7% | ## Your MP - [Ceredigion Preseli](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ceredigion-preseli): Ben Lake (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. ## Middle areas in SA43 [Cardigan & Aber-porth](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/cardigan-and-aber-porth) ## Postcode sectors in SA43 [SA43 1 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa43-1), [SA43 2 (230 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa43-2), [SA43 3 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa43-3), [SA43 9 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa43-9) ## Councils SA43 covers [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion), [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) ## Postcode districts next to SA43 [SA37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa37), [SA38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa38), [SA41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa41), [SA42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa42), [SA44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa44) ## 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) ## SA43 in brief SA43 is a postcode district covering Cardigan and St Dogmaels, in Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. About 12,425 people lived in SA43 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £238,750 in 2025 across 180 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in SA43 was £238,750 in 2025. SA43 had 12,310 usual residents at the census. About 96% of people in SA43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In SA43, 38.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: SA43 - Postcode area: [SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa) - Constituency: [Ceredigion Preseli †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ceredigion-preseli) - Council: [Ceredigion †](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) - Area: 153 km² - People, mid-2024: 12,425* - Neighbourhoods: 9 - Output areas: 46 * 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 [SA38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa38), [SA37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa37), [SA42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa42), [SA41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa41), [SA44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa44) ## Latest updates for SA43 - 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/SA43 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa43, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa43#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/sa43