Carmarthenshire, in numbers

Average home prices reached £199,000 in Carmarthenshire.

Carmarthenshire council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Carmarthenshire has an open health-and-leisure facility in Llanelli, a proposed change to a vacant site in Carmarthen and examples of reused premises in smaller towns. These are selected projects across the county.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Carmarthenshire council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £37,779 in August 1996; £199,025 in July 2026. 426.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £39,000 to £199,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £11,000 more per home (6% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Carmarthenshire council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	39,249
February 1995	35,995
March 1995	35,516
April 1995	35,517
May 1995	36,095
June 1995	37,075
July 1995	36,589
August 1995	36,754
September 1995	37,638
October 1995	37,177
November 1995	38,127
December 1995	35,902
January 1996	35,336
February 1996	33,958
March 1996	34,409
April 1996	36,072
May 1996	37,422
June 1996	38,195
July 1996	37,872
August 1996	37,779
September 1996	37,438
October 1996	36,987
November 1996	36,091
December 1996	35,718
January 1997	35,053
February 1997	36,518
March 1997	36,440
April 1997	36,406
May 1997	37,157
June 1997	39,225
July 1997	39,922
August 1997	39,362
September 1997	38,707
October 1997	39,492
November 1997	39,345
December 1997	39,842
January 1998	39,424
February 1998	39,272
March 1998	38,477
April 1998	39,174
May 1998	41,402
June 1998	42,166
July 1998	42,688
August 1998	41,287
September 1998	41,215
October 1998	41,249
November 1998	41,925
December 1998	41,570
January 1999	40,806
February 1999	39,036
March 1999	38,394
April 1999	38,314
May 1999	39,968
June 1999	41,990
July 1999	43,715
August 1999	43,003
September 1999	42,551
October 1999	42,403
November 1999	42,229
December 1999	41,774
January 2000	40,616
February 2000	40,946
March 2000	41,157
April 2000	41,397
May 2000	42,514
June 2000	42,968
July 2000	44,875
August 2000	45,183
September 2000	46,085
October 2000	45,552
November 2000	45,666
December 2000	45,667
January 2001	45,825
February 2001	45,423
March 2001	45,678
April 2001	46,576
May 2001	47,831
June 2001	48,380
July 2001	47,660
August 2001	47,989
September 2001	49,134
October 2001	50,452
November 2001	51,343
December 2001	50,982
January 2002	50,748
February 2002	50,368
March 2002	51,058
April 2002	51,249
May 2002	52,594
June 2002	52,954
July 2002	55,594
August 2002	57,357
September 2002	59,510
October 2002	61,270
November 2002	62,312
December 2002	64,084
January 2003	64,979
February 2003	65,109
March 2003	64,802
April 2003	65,808
May 2003	69,823
June 2003	71,840
July 2003	74,399
August 2003	74,593
September 2003	76,393
October 2003	77,373
November 2003	79,151
December 2003	83,729
January 2004	84,349
February 2004	87,483
March 2004	87,087
April 2004	92,818
May 2004	94,916
June 2004	100,145
July 2004	104,437
August 2004	108,410
September 2004	112,060
October 2004	112,004
November 2004	110,618
December 2004	110,898
January 2005	110,796
February 2005	112,742
March 2005	111,409
April 2005	110,456
May 2005	112,484
June 2005	113,731
July 2005	114,957
August 2005	116,641
September 2005	118,479
October 2005	121,087
November 2005	119,371
December 2005	118,286
January 2006	118,063
February 2006	118,800
March 2006	121,326
April 2006	122,151
May 2006	123,147
June 2006	124,301
July 2006	125,723
August 2006	127,918
September 2006	127,935
October 2006	128,914
November 2006	131,141
December 2006	131,822
January 2007	132,448
February 2007	130,218
March 2007	128,882
April 2007	130,249
May 2007	133,096
June 2007	136,027
July 2007	135,877
August 2007	134,790
September 2007	133,716
October 2007	137,489
November 2007	138,422
December 2007	140,046
January 2008	137,798
February 2008	136,375
March 2008	135,664
April 2008	135,177
May 2008	134,964
June 2008	131,356
July 2008	128,323
August 2008	128,291
September 2008	126,380
October 2008	125,281
November 2008	118,993
December 2008	119,621
January 2009	117,430
February 2009	113,851
March 2009	110,127
April 2009	108,002
May 2009	114,311
June 2009	114,193
July 2009	114,850
August 2009	114,228
September 2009	118,321
October 2009	120,589
November 2009	121,514
December 2009	121,484
January 2010	118,747
February 2010	113,890
March 2010	112,813
April 2010	117,711
May 2010	123,108
June 2010	121,770
July 2010	120,379
August 2010	119,773
September 2010	121,530
October 2010	120,118
November 2010	117,220
December 2010	118,383
January 2011	116,649
February 2011	115,299
March 2011	111,240
April 2011	110,751
May 2011	113,516
June 2011	115,961
July 2011	116,336
August 2011	117,008
September 2011	116,498
October 2011	116,929
November 2011	116,498
December 2011	115,570
January 2012	113,057
February 2012	111,307
March 2012	111,750
April 2012	112,791
May 2012	115,247
June 2012	115,288
July 2012	117,889
August 2012	117,263
September 2012	115,753
October 2012	111,587
November 2012	108,485
December 2012	109,055
January 2013	109,746
February 2013	111,887
March 2013	112,453
April 2013	115,419
May 2013	112,986
June 2013	111,638
July 2013	111,585
August 2013	112,424
September 2013	109,892
October 2013	108,361
November 2013	110,469
December 2013	112,998
January 2014	112,397
February 2014	113,111
March 2014	111,678
April 2014	113,034
May 2014	111,720
June 2014	115,545
July 2014	115,818
August 2014	117,203
September 2014	119,710
October 2014	120,536
November 2014	120,918
December 2014	118,951
January 2015	119,653
February 2015	119,594
March 2015	119,930
April 2015	117,610
May 2015	117,846
June 2015	117,358
July 2015	118,745
August 2015	117,593
September 2015	118,287
October 2015	119,702
November 2015	120,935
December 2015	120,595
January 2016	119,282
February 2016	118,224
March 2016	116,993
April 2016	117,347
May 2016	117,929
June 2016	122,229
July 2016	125,358
August 2016	127,591
September 2016	127,325
October 2016	126,319
November 2016	126,825
December 2016	126,225
January 2017	125,669
February 2017	122,955
March 2017	123,743
April 2017	124,691
May 2017	125,694
June 2017	124,316
July 2017	124,728
August 2017	128,042
September 2017	129,185
October 2017	129,803
November 2017	130,106
December 2017	132,947
January 2018	131,781
February 2018	129,118
March 2018	127,184
April 2018	128,500
May 2018	129,418
June 2018	129,974
July 2018	131,826
August 2018	134,435
September 2018	136,748
October 2018	136,610
November 2018	137,011
December 2018	136,964
January 2019	135,812
February 2019	136,078
March 2019	135,200
April 2019	137,478
May 2019	136,768
June 2019	136,538
July 2019	136,400
August 2019	139,789
September 2019	142,510
October 2019	142,927
November 2019	143,763
December 2019	143,937
January 2020	143,518
February 2020	141,908
March 2020	139,744
April 2020	137,262
May 2020	136,016
June 2020	137,831
July 2020	140,733
August 2020	142,975
September 2020	145,818
October 2020	150,880
November 2020	153,363
December 2020	155,883
January 2021	156,029
February 2021	156,520
March 2021	156,407
April 2021	159,192
May 2021	159,049
June 2021	162,861
July 2021	164,081
August 2021	167,602
September 2021	168,559
October 2021	170,136
November 2021	174,442
December 2021	171,625
January 2022	172,821
February 2022	171,260
March 2022	177,006
April 2022	180,123
May 2022	181,231
June 2022	182,924
July 2022	183,881
August 2022	188,272
September 2022	191,031
October 2022	194,754
November 2022	197,339
December 2022	196,878
January 2023	195,459
February 2023	192,426
March 2023	192,323
April 2023	192,752
May 2023	191,105
June 2023	189,502
July 2023	185,973
August 2023	188,139
September 2023	187,031
October 2023	189,729
November 2023	186,761
December 2023	187,249
January 2024	184,411
February 2024	183,041
March 2024	186,197
April 2024	186,549
May 2024	188,816
June 2024	188,453
July 2024	189,881
August 2024	191,218
September 2024	190,066
October 2024	190,333
November 2024	193,562
December 2024	191,799
January 2025	192,385
February 2025	188,108
March 2025	188,472
April 2025	187,306
May 2025	186,790
June 2025	186,274
July 2025	187,744
August 2025	190,162
September 2025	193,265
October 2025	193,780
November 2025	194,542
December 2025	194,312
January 2026	194,758
February 2026	197,285
March 2026	195,203
April 2026	193,947
May 2026	194,236
June 2026	198,507
July 2026	199,025

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People living in the area

190,037

Mid-2025 · Carmarthenshire council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£199,000

July 2026 · Carmarthenshire council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £199,025.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£687

August 2026 · Carmarthenshire council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

7.3% to 33.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.3% in Swiss Valley to 33.8% in Tyisha — a gap of 26.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 51 of 51 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Swiss Valley	7.3%	80	1,100
Saron	8.7%	160	1,834
Llangennech	8.7%	199	2,276
Cynwyl Elfed	8.8%	82	931
Gorslas	9.2%	197	2,153
Llangunnor	9.2%	108	1,174
Llanddarog	9.7%	83	856
Pontyberem	9.7%	118	1,214
Pembrey	9.8%	174	1,780
Manordeilo and Salem	10%	112	1,123
Trelech	10.1%	114	1,131
Bynea	10.2%	192	1,887
Llangyndeyrn	10.3%	230	2,232
Glyn	10.6%	99	938
Llanfihangel Aberbythych	10.7%	82	767
Hendy	11.4%	157	1,377
Llanegwad	11.7%	124	1,062
Abergwili	11.8%	114	964
Cwarter Bach	11.8%	148	1,250
Hengoed	11.9%	227	1,913
Trimsaran	12%	127	1,060
Llanboidy	12.1%	103	852
Llangadog	12.1%	99	818
Llwynhendy	13%	244	1,874
Tycroes	13.1%	153	1,172
Cilycwm	13.1%	147	1,125
Llandybie	13.1%	242	1,843
Garnant	13.1%	117	890
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth	13.2%	161	1,218
Llannon	13.4%	298	2,231
Kidwelly and St Ishmael	13.4%	302	2,248
Betws	13.5%	133	987
St Clears and Llansteffan	13.7%	309	2,262
Penygroes	13.8%	182	1,321
Dafen and Felinfoel	15.1%	333	2,205
Ammanford	15.4%	379	2,466
Llandovery	15.6%	175	1,119
Elli	15.8%	137	865
Llanybydder	16%	191	1,194
Laugharne Township	16%	184	1,150
Cenarth and Llangeler	16.5%	407	2,468
Glanamman	16.7%	185	1,105
Whitland	17%	181	1,066
Bigyn	17.6%	488	2,779
Burry Port	18%	348	1,934
Lliedi	20.1%	469	2,338
Llandeilo	21%	289	1,373
Carmarthen Town West	21.9%	499	2,283
Glanymor	22.6%	655	2,900
Carmarthen Town North and South	23.9%	1,034	4,318
Tyisha	33.8%	789	2,336

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.4% to 10.9%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.4% in Llanegwad to 10.9% in Garnant — a gap of 6.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 51 of 51 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Llanegwad	4.4%	107	2,446
Abergwili	5%	116	2,330
Carmarthen Town West	5%	277	5,520
Hendy	5.3%	170	3,205
Llangadog	5.3%	103	1,941
Llanboidy	5.3%	112	2,098
Cilycwm	5.4%	138	2,549
Whitland	5.5%	132	2,381
Cynwyl Elfed	5.7%	129	2,273
St Clears and Llansteffan	5.7%	295	5,188
Hengoed	5.8%	248	4,308
Llangunnor	5.9%	154	2,628
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth	5.9%	164	2,780
Swiss Valley	6%	149	2,470
Llandeilo	6.2%	182	2,956
Manordeilo and Salem	6.2%	162	2,626
Llanfihangel Aberbythych	6.2%	109	1,750
Llanddarog	6.2%	129	2,070
Trelech	6.3%	171	2,731
Llandovery	6.5%	168	2,595
Gorslas	6.5%	330	5,081
Betws	6.6%	158	2,399
Carmarthen Town North and South	6.8%	618	9,111
Tycroes	6.9%	185	2,683
Llangennech	6.9%	375	5,438
Laugharne Township	7%	180	2,586
Elli	7%	140	1,987
Penygroes	7.3%	223	3,051
Llangyndeyrn	7.4%	390	5,240
Llandybie	7.5%	328	4,390
Pontyberem	7.5%	214	2,864
Cenarth and Llangeler	7.7%	426	5,551
Llannon	7.8%	419	5,368
Llanybydder	7.9%	220	2,789
Bynea	7.9%	357	4,519
Glyn	7.9%	171	2,163
Lliedi	8.1%	430	5,336
Cwarter Bach	8.2%	235	2,853
Bigyn	8.3%	544	6,587
Pembrey	8.3%	348	4,177
Glanamman	8.9%	222	2,506
Kidwelly and St Ishmael	9%	454	5,052
Llwynhendy	9%	396	4,390
Ammanford	9.3%	505	5,439
Burry Port	9.4%	378	4,037
Dafen and Felinfoel	9.5%	493	5,197
Saron	9.9%	421	4,263
Trimsaran	10.4%	260	2,500
Glanymor	10.4%	669	6,408
Tyisha	10.9%	548	5,039
Garnant	10.9%	224	2,049

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People aged 65 or over

14.5% to 32.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 14.5% in Carmarthen Town West to 32.7% in Swiss Valley — a gap of 18.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 51 of 51 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Carmarthen Town West	14.5%	798	5,521
Bynea	17%	766	4,519
Tyisha	17.3%	872	5,039
Glanymor	17.6%	1,126	6,410
Llwynhendy	18.2%	801	4,391
Bigyn	19.2%	1,267	6,588
Hendy	20.1%	644	3,204
Lliedi	20.9%	1,115	5,334
Penygroes	21.4%	653	3,054
Dafen and Felinfoel	21.5%	1,119	5,196
Glyn	22.2%	480	2,162
Garnant	22.4%	458	2,049
Glanamman	22.4%	561	2,507
Llangennech	22.5%	1,221	5,435
Carmarthen Town North and South	22.7%	2,067	9,110
Llannon	22.7%	1,219	5,367
Gorslas	22.9%	1,163	5,082
Cwarter Bach	23%	657	2,853
Betws	23.2%	557	2,399
Tycroes	23.3%	626	2,683
Pontyberem	23.4%	669	2,861
Ammanford	23.4%	1,275	5,441
Trimsaran	23.4%	586	2,499
Hengoed	23.7%	1,020	4,308
Whitland	24.9%	593	2,381
Llandybie	25.4%	1,115	4,389
Llangyndeyrn	25.7%	1,346	5,241
Abergwili	25.7%	599	2,330
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth	26.5%	737	2,779
Pembrey	27.1%	1,130	4,176
Elli	27.2%	540	1,987
Llanboidy	27.3%	572	2,097
Llandeilo	27.7%	819	2,958
St Clears and Llansteffan	27.7%	1,438	5,188
Llanybydder	27.9%	778	2,788
Kidwelly and St Ishmael	27.9%	1,412	5,053
Llangadog	28.4%	550	1,940
Cynwyl Elfed	28.5%	649	2,275
Saron	28.6%	1,221	4,263
Laugharne Township	28.8%	745	2,588
Llandovery	28.8%	748	2,593
Manordeilo and Salem	29%	761	2,626
Llanegwad	29.2%	713	2,445
Llanddarog	29.8%	617	2,071
Burry Port	29.8%	1,204	4,035
Trelech	30%	819	2,732
Llanfihangel Aberbythych	30%	525	1,750
Cenarth and Llangeler	30%	1,665	5,549
Cilycwm	31.1%	791	2,547
Llangunnor	32.2%	847	2,627
Swiss Valley	32.7%	808	2,471

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

A major facility is already open

Pentre Awel has a verified public-opening date.

Proposed response: Make its services practical for residents across its catchment.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

The Friars Park site still needs a settled purpose

Demolition approval does not settle the replacement use.

Proposed response: Test deliverable uses before leaving a prolonged gap.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Use completed reuse to improve later grants

Tŷ Glo is a named example of a vacant building returning to use.

Proposed response: Use practical lessons when judging other town-centre applications.

Evidence

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Local work to follow

Llanelli

Canolfan Pentre Awel

The facility brings leisure and health-related activity together with education and business partners.

Opened to the public on 15 October 2025 · evidence dated 2025-10-15

Responsible body: Carmarthenshire County Council

What the source says: The council confirms public opening. Wider future employment ambitions are not counted as delivered jobs.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Canolfan Pentre Awel opens →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

A major facility is already open →

Opening a building does not prove wider outcomes →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Carmarthen

Former Wilko site at Friars Park

The council plans to remove the vacant building while exploring future use of the site.

Cabinet approved demolition on 27 July 2026 · evidence dated 2026-07-27

Responsible body: Carmarthenshire County Council

What the source says: The decision approves demolition; the reviewed release does not establish completed clearance or a final replacement scheme.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Friars Park proposals approved →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

The Friars Park site still needs a settled purpose →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Laugharne

Tŷ Glo property reuse

An unused town-centre building has been brought back into productive use.

Completed reuse reported in the July 2026 funding update · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Carmarthenshire County Council

What the source says: The council names Tŷ Glo as a successful example. No individual project cost or current employment total is established here.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Vacant town-centre property funding and completed examples →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use completed reuse to improve later grants →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

51 of 51 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

These are selected council-sourced projects, not the whole council programme.

The suggested action sequences are analysis, not approved budgets or delivery commitments.

Project locations have not been verified as ward impact footprints. Empty cost or funding fields mean no reviewed figure, not zero.