Carmarthenshire property market
In Carmarthenshire (Wales) the average private rent is £680/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £196,784 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 51% below and house prices 27% below the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.1%.
- Average rent
- £680/mo
- +6.8% YoY
- Average house price
- £196,784
- +5.1% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.1%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 24.1
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Carmarthenshire
The average home in Carmarthenshire costs about 24.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.1), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in Carmarthenshire (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£680
- House prices in Carmarthenshire (by property type)£196,784
Nearby areas in Wales
- Blaenau Gwent£674/mo · £142,421
- Neath Port Talbot£681/mo · £156,817
- Rhondda Cynon Taf£748/mo · £165,745
- Gwynedd£708/mo · £199,444
- Denbighshire£706/mo · £199,864
- Caerphilly£742/mo · £200,000
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Carmarthenshire?
- The average monthly private rent in Carmarthenshire is £680, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +6.8% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Carmarthenshire?
- The average house price in Carmarthenshire is £196,784 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +5.1% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Carmarthenshire?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£8,160) by the average house price (£196,784) gives a gross rental yield of 4.1% in Carmarthenshire. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Carmarthenshire?
- In Carmarthenshire the average house price equals about 24.1 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.1). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.