SA17 postcode area guide — Carmarthenshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SA17 postcode district in Carmarthenshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SA17
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
23.5%
Gigabit-capable
23.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.1%
Broadband availability in the SA17 postcode district (Carmarthenshire) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 423 postcodes Ofcom measures in SA17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 23.5%.
Around 3.1% of premises in SA17 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SA17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SA17 4AA | 100% | 61.5% |
| SA17 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AN | 100% | 0% |
| SA17 4AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Carmarthenshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Carmarthenshire district (95,165 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
95.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
—
Voice indoors — all networks
83%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SA17
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SA17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 100.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SA17
Based on 124 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SA17 is £185,000, down 2.6% on the previous year (£190,000).
Detached
£255,000
52 sales
Semi-detached
£172,500
37 sales
Terraced
£154,000
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in SA17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | SA17 4SA | |
| 1 May 2026 | £155,000 | Detached | SA17 5BT | |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £103,000 | Semi-detached | Newtown | SA17 4PF |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £172,000 | Detached | SA17 5TH | |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Ferry Road | SA17 5BJ |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Bryn Seilo | SA17 4HR |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £399,995 | Detached | Meinciau Road | SA17 4RA |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | Trilwm | SA17 4AP |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | SA17 4HE | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | Rhodfar Ceffyl | SA17 4GB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Carmarthenshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Carmarthenshire district (187,897 residents, 81,759 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.3% |
| 15–29 | 19.9% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 24.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 15% |
| Social rented | 3.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SA17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carway C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 4HE |
| Ysgol G. Mynyddygarreg | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 4RL |
| Trimsaran Community School | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 4AG |
| Ysgol Y Castell | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 4TR |
| Ysgol Gwenllian | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 4UT |
| Ysgol Y Fro Llangyndeyrn | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 5BW |
| Ferryside VCP | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 5TB |
| Gwenllian Education Centre | Not applicable | — | — | SA17 4UL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SA17
75 rated food businesses operate in SA17. 46 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Black Orchard, Boathouse Restaurant and Showbar, Busy Bugs Day Nursery, Cafe Beca, CARWAY FOOTBALL AND CRICKET CLUB.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SA17
From a sample of 73 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SA17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
23%
Band D
38%
Band E
23%
Band F
5%
Band G
7%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Carmarthenshire
Landlines around SA17 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.