Neighbourhood · Carmarthenshire · Wales
Bynea & Llwynhendy
Carmarthenshire 025 · 5 sub-areas · 9,494 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (65/100)Watch-out: Families (40/100)Liveability 81/100 · Top quartileResidential
Bynea & Llwynhendy is a settled residential pocket of Carmarthenshire. The bigger gravitational centre is Cardiff, around 146 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
81/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Bynea & Llwynhendy?
A snapshot of Bynea & Llwynhendy
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £668 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bynea & Llwynhendy in Carmarthenshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- The median monthly rent across Bynea & Llwynhendy is £668.
- How safe is Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- Bynea & Llwynhendy has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Bynea & Llwynhendy, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 89430 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- The most common council tax band in Bynea & Llwynhendy is B. Council tax is set by Carmarthenshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Bynea & Llwynhendy to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bynea & Llwynhendy to central London is approximately 203 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- 100% of premises in Bynea & Llwynhendy are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- The average property price across Carmarthenshire (the local authority covering Bynea & Llwynhendy) is approximately £196,199, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Bynea & Llwynhendy a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,774.)
- Which local areas are part of Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- Bynea & Llwynhendy contains 5 local areas: Carmarthenshire 025B, Carmarthenshire 025D, Carmarthenshire 025A, Carmarthenshire 025C, Carmarthenshire 025E.
- Where is Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- Bynea & Llwynhendy sits within Carmarthenshire in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Bynea & Llwynhendy
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Bynea & Llwynhendy is £668. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Bynea & Llwynhendy a safe place to live?
- Bynea & Llwynhendy has a safety score of 46/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Bynea & Llwynhendy are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Bynea & Llwynhendy?
- Public-transport commute time from Bynea & Llwynhendy to central London is approximately 203 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Bynea & Llwynhendy different from the rest of Carmarthenshire?
- Bynea & Llwynhendy contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Bynea & Llwynhendy rank in Carmarthenshire?
- Bynea & Llwynhendy scores 81/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Carmarthenshire, see the Cities table on the Carmarthenshire page.
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