Carmarthenshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£284,454

Semi-detached

£182,947

Terraced

£149,986

Flat or maisonette

£93,733

First-time buyers

£172,262

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  169,725 in 1991 → 190,800 in 2024 (+12.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £118,286 in 2005 → £199,025 in 2026 (+68.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £324 in 2008 → £621 in 2025 (+91.6%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  65.9% in 2004 → 73.8% in 2023 (+12.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  2.7% in 2001 → 2.9% in 2025 (+7.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,994 in 1997 → £20,814 in 2024 (+131.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Carmarthenshire; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing5.1× earnings (April 2025) · 25th lowest of 316
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access215.9 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 70th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment9,145 kWh (2024/25) · 81st lowest of 347
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills70.2% (2023) · 136th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work46.0% (2021) · 340th highest of 374
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access98.1% (January 2026) · 327th highest of 361
• Productivity · Economy & work£31.5 per hour (2023) · 325th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing1.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 20th highest of 22