UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/carmarthenshire
Council areaWales
House prices in Carmarthenshire
Homes in Carmarthenshire sold for a median of £197,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,249 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh cheapest of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £217,500.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,651 | £300,000 | £238,000 to £375,000 | £2,597/m²from 58 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,460 | £180,000 | £145,000 to £218,000 | £2,045/m²from 53 sales |
| Terraced | 1,081 | £140,000 | £115,000 to £174,000 | £1,655/m²from 37 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 57 | £125,000 | £105,000 to £170,000 | Too few |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Carmarthenshire, at 39% and 34% of sales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,148 per m², 18% below the £2,609 across Wales as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 2% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire
The dearest district was SA32 (Carmarthen), at £290,000, and the cheapest was SA15 (Llanelli), at £152,500.
The next dearest were SA19 (Llandeilo) and SA33 (Carmarthen), and the next cheapest SA16 (Burry Port) and SA18 (Ammanford).
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Post towns in Carmarthenshire, by number of sales: Llanelli (SA14, SA15), Carmarthen (SA31, SA32, SA33), Ammanford (SA18), Kidwelly (SA17), Burry Port (SA16), Llandeilo (SA19), Whitland (SA34), Newcastle Emlyn (SA38), and 3 more.
- SA32Carmarthen, 126 salesMedian price £290,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- SA19Llandeilo, 197 salesMedian price £287,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- SA33Carmarthen, 224 salesMedian price £250,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- SA31Carmarthen, 443 salesMedian price £220,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +18%
- SA14Llanelli, 855 salesMedian price £195,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +8%
- SA17Kidwelly, 303 salesMedian price £190,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SA18Ammanford, 667 salesMedian price £188,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- SA16Burry Port, 258 salesMedian price £187,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SA15Llanelli, 792 salesMedian price £152,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: SA20 £237k (75 sales), SA34 £260k (97 sales), SA38 £272k (88 sales), SA39 £205k (49 sales), SA40 £209k (58 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SA31 (Carmarthen), up 18%, and fell most in SA33 (Carmarthen), down 1%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Heol Cae Pownd, Cefneithin (SA14)35 sales
- Maes Y Cwrt, Pembrey (SA16)34 sales
- Maes Frondeg, Carmarthen (SA31)26 sales
- Ffordd Y Felen, Carway (SA17)22 sales
- Maes Y Glo, Llanelli (SA14)21 sales
- Stryd Bennett, Llanelli (SA15)20 sales
- Cwrt Y Priordy, St Clears (SA33)20 sales
- Ffordd Brynderi, Carway (SA17)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Maes Y Teirw, Carmarthen (SA31, detached houses, £375,000), Bwlchygwynt, Llanelli (SA15, £360,000) and Ffordd Y Felen, Carway (SA17, £294,000).
The cheapest were High Street, Tumble (SA14, terraced houses, £124,500), Pentre Doc Y Gogledd, Llanelli (SA15, flats, £125,000) and Cwmamman Road, Garnant (SA18, £125,500).
Prices over time
The median rose 48%, from £135,000 in 2016 to £200,000 in 2025, close to the 46% rise across Wales as a whole.
Living in Carmarthenshire
Crime
77 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
74% of homes can get it
Lower than 91 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
90% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 85 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,351 a year in Carmarthenshire for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 68 in 100 council areas. Wales: £2,283. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as the police and any community council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Welsh Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in Wales
Median sale price of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Carmarthenshire and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Pembrokeshire£225,000
- Conwy£218,000
- Bridgend£218,000
- Flintshire£215,500
- Denbighshire£200,000
- Swansea£200,000
- Torfaen£200,000
- Wrexham£200,000
- Carmarthenshire, this council area£197,500
- Caerphilly£195,000
- Gwynedd£195,000
- Neath Port Talbot£165,000
- Rhondda Cynon Taf£165,000
- Merthyr Tydfil£145,000
- Blaenau Gwent£140,000
About these figures
Carmarthenshire's figures come from 4,249 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.