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Llandybie & Saron

Carmarthenshire 011 · 4 sub-areas · 8,945 residents

Best for Couples (77/100)Watch-out: Retirees (43/100)Liveability 86/100 · Top quartileResidential

Llandybie & Saron is a settled residential pocket of Carmarthenshire. The bigger gravitational centre is Bristol, around 162 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees.

Median rent
£668+5.3%
vs last year
Crime / 1k / yr
55.0
Top quartile
Best hub commute
162 min
Direct to Bristol
Good schools 2 km
0%
1 schools within 2 km
Liveability
86/100
Top quartile
Population
8,945
4 sub-areas

Overview

Overview

What's it like to live in Llandybie & Saron?

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Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £668 a month.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Llandybie & Saron in Carmarthenshire

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Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Llandybie & Saron?
The median monthly rent across Llandybie & Saron is £668.
How safe is Llandybie & Saron?
Llandybie & Saron 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 Llandybie & Saron?
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 Llandybie & Saron?
There are 1 schools within 2 km of Llandybie & Saron, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 76944 m away.
What is the council tax band in Llandybie & Saron?
The most common council tax band in Llandybie & Saron is C. Council tax is set by Carmarthenshire council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Llandybie & Saron to London?
By the fastest direct train, the journey from Llandybie & Saron to central London is approximately 207 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 Llandybie & Saron?
50% of premises in Llandybie & Saron are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
What is the average property price in Llandybie & Saron?
The average property price across Carmarthenshire (the local authority covering Llandybie & Saron) 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 Llandybie & Saron 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 Llandybie & Saron?
Llandybie & Saron contains 4 local areas: Carmarthenshire 011A, Carmarthenshire 011C, Carmarthenshire 011D, Carmarthenshire 011B.
Where is Llandybie & Saron?
Llandybie & Saron sits within Carmarthenshire in the Wales region.
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Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.

What is the average rent in Llandybie & Saron?
The estimated median monthly rent in Llandybie & Saron 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 Llandybie & Saron a safe place to live?
Llandybie & Saron has a safety score of 79/100. 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 Llandybie & Saron?
0% of schools within 2 km of Llandybie & Saron are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Llandybie & Saron?
Public-transport commute time from Llandybie & Saron to central London is approximately 207 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Llandybie & Saron different from the rest of Carmarthenshire?
Llandybie & Saron contains 4 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 Llandybie & Saron rank in Carmarthenshire?
Llandybie & Saron scores 86/100 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.