How many listed buildings are in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire? 1,854 listed buildings

Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire has 1,854 listed buildings, 24 of them Grade I. More listed buildings per home than 60% of areas in England and Wales.

Grade I
24
Grade II*
123
Grade II
1,707
Per 1,000 homes
22.7
More listed buildings per home than
60% of areas

Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are counted where their map point falls; one list entry can cover a terrace or group. Per 1,000 homes uses Census 2021 households. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence. How we calculate this

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Is a home in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire likely to be in a conservation area?

Conservation areas in Wales are not included yet.

In a conservation area you usually need planning permission for work that would be allowed elsewhere, such as cladding, side extensions, some roof changes and demolishing most buildings, and you must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting back or felling most trees. Some areas have extra Article 4 rules, for example on replacing windows or doors. Check with the council before you buy.

What does it mean if a home is listed?

A listed home needs listed building consent for any work that affects its character, inside or out, and doing that work without consent is a criminal offence. Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of listed buildings), Grade II* are particularly important (about 5.8%), and most, about 92%, are Grade II. One list entry can cover a whole terrace.

This page shows how common listed buildings are in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire?

Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire has 24 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Grade I listed buildings in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire
BuildingListed
20 Vaughan St / Bridge St1966
22 Vaughan St / Bridge St1966
24 Vaughan St / Bridge St1966
Carmarthen Castle1954
Carreg Cennen Castle1998
Church of Saint Mary1963
Church of St Margaret Marloes1966
Church of St Mary1966
Church of St Michael1966
Church of St Michael1966
Dolauhirion Bridge (partly in Llandovery community)1966
Dryslwyn Castle1966
Kidwelly Castle1963
Laugharne Castle1966
Llanelly House1966
Llanelly House1966
Llansteffan Castle1966
Newcastle Emlyn Castle1991
Old Dynevor Castle1966
Outer Gatehouse to Laugharne Castle1986
Parish Church of St Peter1954
Plas Taliaris1966
Pont Dolauhirion (partly in Cilycwm community)1966
The Guildhall1954

Each name links to its official list entry.

Are there scheduled monuments in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire?

Yes, Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire has 363 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.

Which part of Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire has the most listed buildings?

Carmarthen has the most listed buildings of the 72 areas of Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, with 320.

Listed buildings in each area of Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire
AreaListed buildingsPer 1,000 homesHomes in a conservation area
Carmarthen32048.5—
Llandovery121135.5—
Llanelli928.2—
Llandeilo91102.7—
Laugharne Township69132.7—
Cynwyl Gaeo50——
Llangadog4781.3—
Cilycwm47——
Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn42——
Llangeler4227.7—
Llanboidy39——
Llandybie397.8—
Dyffryn Cennen38——
Llanarthney37——
Cenarth37——
Llanfihangel Aberbythych3769.0—
Talley31——
Newcastle Emlyn3160.7—
St. Clears3021.9—
Llansadwrn30——
Llangathen28——
Llansteffan27——
Kidwelly2415.0—
Myddfai22——
Llanelli Rural222.2—
Manordeilo and Salem2130.2—
Llanegwad2032.1—
Llanwrda19——
Llannon198.6—
Pembrey and Burry Port Town184.8—
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth1718.7—
Llansawel17——
Llanybydder1624.3—
Meidrim16——
Ammanford166.5—
Llanddeusant14——
Abergwili1421.0—
Eglwyscummin14——
Llanddowror14——
Llangunnor1311.3—
Cilymaenllwyd12——
Cynwyl Elfed12——
Llanddarog1222.0—
Llanfynydd11——
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn11——
Llanllwni10——
Gorslas104.6—
Llangennech104.5—
Llangyndeyrn106.2—
St. Ishmael913.7—
Trimsaran98.4—
Llandyfaelog813.6—
Pencarreg815.1—
Cwmamman84.0—
Llangynog7——
Llanedi72.8—
Newchurch and Merthyr6——
Llanwinio6——
Abernant6——
Llanycrwys6——
Bronwydd6——
Llangain5——
Pontyberem54.0—
Pendine5——
Henllanfallteg3——
Llanpumsaint3——
Trelech2——
Llanllawddog2——
Llangynin2——
Betws22.0—
Whitland22.3—
Quarter Bach21.6—

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

What else do people ask about Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire.

Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.

Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:16 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire dataset covers 7,990 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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