SA31 1JP

Carmarthen Town North and South · Carmarthenshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Postcode district
SA31
Postcode sector
SA31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA31 1ZD 1 m
SA31 1AD 48 m
SA31 3JR 63 m
SA31 1JT 72 m
SA31 3JS 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA31 1JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA31
Postcode sector
SA31 1
Latitude
51.855559
Longitude
-4.305283
British National Grid easting
241,336
British National Grid northing
219,953

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Carmarthenshire · W06000010
Parish or community
W04000494
Westminster constituency
Caerfyrddin · W07000087
Output area
W00003450
Lower layer super output area
Carmarthenshire 008A · W01000641
Middle layer super output area
Carmarthenshire 008 · W02000149

Postcode source versions

Explore SA31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Richmond Park Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    649 m
  2. Llangunnor CP

    Welsh establishment

    650 m
  3. Myrddin C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,181
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 928
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Public order 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SA31 1 residents
5,877

Age bands in SA31 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

990 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

657 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

1,593 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

1,421 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,159 residents

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

3

within 5 km

  • FURNACE HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. ANDREWS ROAD, CARMARTHEN, SA31 1EX

    ODS code W92016

    452 m

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    ST. PETERS SURGERY, ST. PETERS STREET, CARMARTHEN, SA31 1AH

    ODS code W92050

    509 m

  • MEDDYGFA PARC

    MEDDYGFA PARC, BUILDING 8, PARC DEWI SANT, JOB'S WELL ROAD, CARMARTHEN, SA31 3HB

    ODS code W92616

    1.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Carmarthen

    0.1 miles
  • Carmarthen Bus Station

    BCS · Carmarthen

    0.1 miles
  • Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 3

    BCS · Carmarthen

    0.1 miles
  • Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 2

    BCS · Carmarthen

    0.1 miles
  • Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 4

    BCS · Carmarthen

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Richmond Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 649 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,181 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 928 events.

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