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Carmarthenshire 005B

Neighbourhood

Central Carmarthenshire. 1,355 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Carmarthenshire 005B is in decile 7.

Population
1,396
Joint 18,032nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
13.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.8%
Joint 7,852nd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Carmarthenshire 005B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Carmarthenshire 005BMiddle
Population111 neighbourhoods, Carmarthenshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Carmarthenshire111 areas from 1,048 to 2,603. The middle area is 1,619. Carmarthenshire 005B is 1,396.
1,396joint 26th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage111 neighbourhoods, Carmarthenshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Carmarthenshire111 areas from 4.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.2%. Carmarthenshire 005B is 13.3%.
13.3%7th lowest
Claimant rate111 neighbourhoods, Carmarthenshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Carmarthenshire111 areas from 0.9% to 8.5%. The middle area is 2.6%. Carmarthenshire 005B is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 20th lowest
Aged 15 to 64111 neighbourhoods, Carmarthenshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Carmarthenshire111 areas from 51.3% to 69.5%. The middle area is 59.5%. Carmarthenshire 005B is 57.8%.
57.8%joint 35th lowest

Is Carmarthenshire 005B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carmarthenshire 005B at a rate of 29.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 33.0 per 1,000 people across Abergwili, Llanegwad & Carmel.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Carmarthenshire 005B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (24), other crime (6) and anti-social behaviour (3).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Carmarthenshire

These figures are published for the whole of Carmarthenshire, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Carmarthenshire and not Carmarthenshire 005B alone. See Carmarthenshire

Average house price
£199,025
Up 6.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,405
138th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.3×
Joint 54th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
190,037
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Carmarthenshire 005B in brief

Carmarthenshire 005B had 1,396 usual residents at the census.

In Carmarthenshire 005B, 13.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Carmarthenshire 005B, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.8% of residents in Carmarthenshire 005B were aged 15 to 64 at the census.