SA17 4BY

Kidwelly and St Ishmael · Carmarthenshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Kidwelly
Local authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Llanelli
Postcode district
SA17
Postcode sector
SA17 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA17 4PR 67 m
SA17 4PS 68 m
SA17 4BA 88 m
SA17 4PY 151 m
SA17 4PU 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA17 4BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA17
Postcode sector
SA17 4
Latitude
51.743238
Longitude
-4.290144
British National Grid easting
241,986
British National Grid northing
207,430

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Carmarthenshire · W06000010
Parish or community
W04000506
Westminster constituency
Llanelli · W07000098
Output area
W00003608
Lower layer super output area
Carmarthenshire 018B · W01000671
Middle layer super output area
Carmarthenshire 018 · W02000159

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hafan Heulog, Meinciau Road, Mynyddygarreg, Kidwelly, SA17 4BY 3 August 2017 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Y Castell

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  2. Ysgol G. Mynyddygarreg

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  3. Ysgol Gwenllian

    Welsh establishment

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
181
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Public order 22
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SA17 4 residents
6,715

Age bands in SA17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,254 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

708 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,638 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,874 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,587 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MEDDYGFA MINAFON

    HILLFIELD VILLAS, KIDWELLY, SA17 4UL

    ODS code W92003

    1.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Optical Factory

    BCT · Llangadog

    0.1 miles
  • Optical Factory

    BCT · Llangadog

    0.1 miles
  • Kidwelly B&B

    BCT · Kidwelly

    0.3 miles
  • Kidwelly B&B

    BCT · Kidwelly

    0.3 miles
  • Tre Gwendraeth

    BCT · Kidwelly

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Y Castell is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

181 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.