# SA48 8JN: area report for a postcode in Carmarthenshire

SA48 8JN 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 SA48 8JN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) › [SA48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa48) › [SA48 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa48-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Carmarthenshire 001C: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **In flood zone 2**: A medium chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **Wales’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Carmarthenshire 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **£199,025 average price**: For the whole of Carmarthenshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at SA48 8JN**: Superfast for 85.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN
- **2.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CARREG HIRFAEN](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carreg-hirfaen-w6692386) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Bro Pedr](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-bro-pedr-w6675500) | All-through | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £168,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| December 2025 | £152,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| April 2023 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |
| February 2026 | £227,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 550 m |
| June 2023 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 550 m |
| January 2023 | £199,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRO PEDR MEDICAL GROUP (780 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY BRIDGE STREET (780 m); FFERYLLFA ADRIAN THOMAS PHARMACY (940 m); BOOTS (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Lampeter (460 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,025** (July 2026). Carmarthenshire’s average house price was £199,025 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 5.3×** (2025). A home in Carmarthenshire costs 5.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £227,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carmarthenshire 001C was £227,500 in 2025. Joint 9,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,606** (2021). Carmarthenshire 001C had 1,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,807th 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: 79.2%** (January 2026). In Carmarthenshire 001C, 79.2% 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: 2.5%** (August 2026). In Carmarthenshire 001C, 2.5% 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.

## SA48 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA48 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,641** (2021). SA48 had 8,641 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 648th 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 SA48 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: 47.3%** (January 2026). In SA48, 47.3% 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: 52.1066, -4.0698

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), July 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=-4.0698,52.1066,SA488JN

## How to cite

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