SA9 postcode area guide — Carmarthenshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SA9 postcode district in Carmarthenshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SA9
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
15.2%
Gigabit-capable
15.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the SA9 postcode district (Carmarthenshire) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 552 postcodes Ofcom measures in SA9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 15.2%.
Around 0.2% of premises in SA9 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 SA9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SA9 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| SA9 1AN | 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 SA9
Police recorded 72 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SA9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 35 | 48.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 15.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 13.9% |
| Public order | 6 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 5 | 6.9% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 4.2% |
| Drugs | 2 | 2.8% |
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 SA9
Based on 141 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SA9 is £155,000, down 8.8% on the previous year (£170,000).
Detached
£270,000
41 sales
Semi-detached
£138,000
45 sales
Terraced
£135,000
48 sales
Latest recorded sales in SA9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £112,500 | Semi-detached | Commercial Street | SA9 1LA |
| 7 May 2026 | £256,000 | Detached | Ffordd Danygraig | SA9 2BH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Cwmtawe Road | SA9 1QU |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £132,500 | Semi-detached | Heol Y Coedcae | SA9 2FY |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Detached | Llys Ynysgeinon | SA9 2BJ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £131,000 | Detached | Glanrhyd Road | SA9 1AU |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | Brynawel Terrace | SA9 2YT |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £178,000 | Detached | Caedu Road | SA9 2FQ |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Tawe Park | SA9 1GW |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £108,000 | Other | Woodlands Business Park | SA9 1JW |
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 SA9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YGGD Cwmllynfell | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 2FL |
| Godre'rgraig Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 2NY |
| Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 1AP |
| Ysgol Golwg y Cwm | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 1SE |
| Ysgol Bro Tawe | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 1BU |
| Ysgol y Cribarth | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 1XD |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Dyffryn Y Glowyr | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 2PT |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur | Not applicable | — | — | SA9 2DY |
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 SA9
146 rated food businesses operate in SA9. 96 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 9 Lives Brewing, Abercrave Rugby Club, Angels Food, Asda Stores, Boar Valley Bakes.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SA9
From a sample of 91 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SA9 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
4%
Band C
52%
Band D
16%
Band E
15%
Band F
10%
Band G
1%
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 SA9 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.