SA38 postcode area guide — Carmarthenshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SA38 postcode district in Carmarthenshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SA38
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
81.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
25.7%
Gigabit-capable
25.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the SA38 postcode district (Carmarthenshire) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 188 postcodes Ofcom measures in SA38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 81.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 25.7%.
Around 0.9% of premises in SA38 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 SA38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SA38 9AA | 100% | 0% |
| SA38 9AB | 100% | 0% |
| SA38 9AE | 100% | 0% |
| SA38 9AF | 90.9% | 0% |
| SA38 9AG | 100% | 0% |
| SA38 9AJ | 95% | 0% |
| SA38 9AN | 100% | 0% |
| SA38 9AP | 100% | 0% |
| SA38 9AQ | 100% | 0% |
| SA38 9AR | 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 SA38
Police recorded 12 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SA38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 33.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 16.7% |
| Drugs | 2 | 16.7% |
| Other theft | 1 | 8.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 8.3% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 8.3% |
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 SA38
Based on 46 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SA38 is £285,000, up 10.5% on the previous year (£258,000).
Detached
£298,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£190,000
4 sales
Terraced
£150,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in SA38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Beulah Road | SA38 9QA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Detached | New Road | SA38 9BA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Derwen Gardens | SA38 9NX |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | SA38 9LX | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £165,000 | Detached | Station Road | SA38 9BX |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Coedmore Terrace | SA38 9DS |
| 25 Feb 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | SA38 9PE | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | SA38 9LT | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | SA38 9PB | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £298,000 | Detached | SA38 9RR |
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 SA38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Cenarth | Not applicable | — | — | SA38 9JP |
| Ysgol Y Ddwylan | Not applicable | — | — | SA38 9AB |
| Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn | Not applicable | — | — | SA38 9LN |
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 SA38
65 rated food businesses operate in SA38. 43 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aethalis Ltd, Bluestones Coffee, Cenarth County Primary School, Ceri Valley Orchards Limited, CK'S SUPERMARKET.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SA38
From a sample of 119 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SA38 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
4%
Band B
6%
Band C
13%
Band D
33%
Band E
23%
Band F
15%
Band G
6%
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 SA38 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.