SA17 5HQ

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA17 5HJ 570 m
SA17 5EX 688 m
SA17 5EZ 892 m
SA17 5HZ 1.2 km
SA17 5HX 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA17 5HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA17
Postcode sector
SA17 5
Latitude
51.737843
Longitude
-4.354689
British National Grid easting
237,511
British National Grid northing
206,972

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Carmarthenshire · W06000010
Parish or community
W04000556
Westminster constituency
Llanelli · W07000098
Output area
W00003880
Lower layer super output area
Carmarthenshire 012E · W01000723
Middle layer super output area
Carmarthenshire 012 · W02000153

Postcode source versions

Explore SA17

106 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Chalet 38, Carmarthen Bay Holiday Park, Kidwelly, SA17 5HQ 9 October 2025 £50,000
Chalet 259, Carmarthen Bay Holiday Park, Kidwelly, SA17 5HQ 2 October 2025 £21,000
Chalet 120, Carmarthen Bay Holiday Village, Kidwelly, SA17 5HQ 22 August 2025 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Gwenllian

    Welsh establishment

    3.1 km
  2. Ferryside VCP

    Welsh establishment

    3.6 km
  3. Ysgol Y Castell

    Welsh establishment

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
SA17 5 residents
3,140

Age bands in SA17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

400 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

301 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

527 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,046 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

994 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA17 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MEDDYGFA MINAFON

    HILLFIELD VILLAS, KIDWELLY, SA17 4UL

    ODS code W92003

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Llansaint Church

    BCT · Llansaint

    0.9 miles
  • Llansaint Church

    BCT · Llansaint

    0.9 miles
  • Brynedda

    BCT · Llansaint

    1.0 miles
  • Brynedda

    BCT · Llansaint

    1.0 miles
  • Llansaint Cemetery

    BCT · Llansaint

    1.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £34,000 from 29 recorded sales in SA17 5HQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Carmarthenshire is £197,547 in June 2026, up 6.1% year on year.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Gwenllian is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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