SA38 9LY

Cenarth and Llangeler · Carmarthenshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town: Newcastle Emlyn
Ward: Cenarth and Llangeler
Local authority: Carmarthenshire
Constituency: Caerfyrddin
Postcode district: SA38
Postcode sector: SA38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
SA38 9LZ	616 m
SA38 9LJ	778 m
SA38 9LT	804 m
SA38 9NA	830 m
SA38 9LU	847 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: SA38 9LY
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: SA
Postcode district: SA38
Postcode sector: SA38 9
Latitude: 51.991964
Longitude: -4.486663
British National Grid easting: 229,365
British National Grid northing: 235,532

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Wales · W92000004
Region: W99999999
Local authority district: Carmarthenshire · W06000010
Electoral ward: Cenarth and Llangeler · W05001185
Parish or community: W04000496
Westminster constituency: Caerfyrddin · W07000087
Output area: W00003470
Lower layer super output area: Carmarthenshire 003A · W01000646
Middle layer super output area: Carmarthenshire 003 · W02000144

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode

Address	Date	Price
Bronallt, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9LY	21 July 2017	£315,000
Llwyneinon Isaf, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9LY	2 April 2004	£220,000
Cilwaunydd Fach, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9LY	27 February 2004	£345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn

Welsh establishment
4.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents: 12
Postcode households: 7
Residents per household: 1.7
SA38 9 residents: 4,558

Age bands in SA38 9

Wider postcode sector

Age 0 to 14: 13%
Age 15 to 24: 9.1%
Age 25 to 44: 16.7%
Age 45 to 64: 31.1%
Age 65 and over: 30.1%

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA38 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+: 88.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 77.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 77.8%
Gigabit-capable: 77.8%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 11.1%
Next Generation Access: 88.9%
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.

Nearby transport

Post Office

BCT · Capel-Iwan
0.5 miles
Post Office

BCT · Capel-Iwan
0.5 miles
Morlogws Uchaf Junction

BCT · Tanglwst
1.2 miles
Capel Tanglwst

BCT · Tanglwst
1.4 miles
Capel Tanglwst

BCT · Tanglwst
1.4 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

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