Neighbourhood · Carmarthenshire · Wales
Llanelli South
Carmarthenshire 026 · 7 sub-areas · 10,137 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (73/100)Watch-out: Families (33/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Llanelli South is a settled residential pocket of Carmarthenshire. The bigger gravitational centre is Cardiff, around 78 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Llanelli South?
A snapshot of Llanelli South
2 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Llanelli South in Carmarthenshire
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Llanelli South?
- The median monthly rent across Llanelli South is £668.
- How safe is Llanelli South?
- Llanelli South 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 Llanelli South?
- 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 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Llanelli South?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Llanelli South, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 92311 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Llanelli South?
- The most common council tax band in Llanelli South is B. Council tax is set by Carmarthenshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Llanelli South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Llanelli South 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 Llanelli South?
- 100% of premises in Llanelli South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Llanelli South?
- The average property price across Carmarthenshire (the local authority covering Llanelli South) 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 Llanelli South 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 Llanelli South?
- Llanelli South contains 7 local areas: Carmarthenshire 026B, Carmarthenshire 026D, Carmarthenshire 026F, Carmarthenshire 026A, Carmarthenshire 026E…
- Where is Llanelli South?
- Llanelli South sits within Carmarthenshire in the Wales region.
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Frequently asked about Llanelli South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Llanelli South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Llanelli South 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 Llanelli South a safe place to live?
- Llanelli South has a safety score of 23/100. 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 Llanelli South?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Llanelli South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Llanelli South?
- Public-transport commute time from Llanelli South to central London is approximately 203 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Llanelli South different from the rest of Carmarthenshire?
- Llanelli South contains 7 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 Llanelli South rank in Carmarthenshire?
- Llanelli South scores 85/100 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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