SA14 8AU Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

SA14 8AU is a postcode in Dafen and Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Wales. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SA14 8AU, then scores the surrounding small area 35/100 - bottom 14% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SA14 8AU are jobs and schools and education, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SA14 8AU is based on Carmarthenshire 020 Census 2021. It covers 5,189 residents, 1,083 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 42, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 62% owner-occupied, 15% privately rented, 23% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official Wales neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near SA14 8AU, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SA14 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £170k from 109 rolling sales, down 4.4% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near SA14 8AU can compare 12 state schools within one mile. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SA14 8AU by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.