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IMD Wales
Wales
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SA18 3BL
Postcode
SA18 3BL
Coordinates
51.7801, -4.0311
Grid reference
SN599109
Easting
259,981
Northing
210,997
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3QQXJ9+2H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tycroes and Capel Hendre
Travel to Work
Llanelli
ITL Region
Carmarthenshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
931
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 931 out of 1,909 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.2%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion39.5%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
65–7415.5%
35–4915.5%
75–8411.5%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Any member 66+19.2%
All members 66+14.3%
Other13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
+ 8 other households · 30.8%
Administrative Information
Carmarthenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaCaerfyrddin W07000087
Constituency
W07000087Dyfed-Powys
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Saron
Constituency code
W07000087
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Llandybie
International Territorial Level
Carmarthenshire
Health & NHS
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Hywel Dda University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Hywel Dda University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Carmarthenshire 011D W01000725
W01000725MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Carmarthenshire 011 W02000152
W02000152LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Carmarthenshire 011D W01000725
W01000725MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Carmarthenshire 011 W02000152
W02000152Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentSeptember 2008 — Introduced
Postcode SA18 3BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD Wales rank: 931
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01000725 and MSOA W02000152 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SA18 3BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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