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Aberaeron

Aberaeron is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,422. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, around 11 restaurants and cafés, and 8 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £270,922, and there were around 15 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aberaeron area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Ceredigion area is among the least deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 71,474 residents at roughly 40 people per km².

Council
Ceredigion
County
Dyfed
Constituency
Ceredigion
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

10°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 7° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:41

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · August 2026▼ 48% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Aberaeron · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling anti social behaviour within our communities.
  • To tackle road safety issues within our communities.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

142 reported road collisions (2025)

53 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 19.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

46 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 39 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£234,314 average▼ 1.7% YoY

Across Ceredigion · to 2026-08

Detached£315,550
Semi-detached£198,804
Terraced£178,184
Flat£109,045

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£723 average monthly rent▲ 4.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £562
  • 2 bed £663
  • 3 bed £768

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

6.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Regent Street Car Park, Aberaeron (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

71,474 residents in Ceredigion · 40/km²

  • Under 16: 14%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,387
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,991
  • Net moves+396

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

2% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 4% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band E (25% of 36,070)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Ben Lake

Plaid Cymru

Ceredigion Preseli

Recent votes:

  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Plaid Cymru majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,630 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £32,559 avg

e.g. Work From Home: Customer Support for Leading Coffee Capsule Company, Local Delivery Driver, Quality Provider

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£682 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,186 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

27% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 38,993 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

14% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 14%

340 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in SA46

  • Tanyfron Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Aberaeron Hospital · 0.0 km

    Aberaeron Hospital was a community hospital in Aberaeron, Wales. It was managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board.

  • Castle Hotel, Aberaeron · 0.0 km

    The Castle Hotel, Aberaeron is located in a Grade II listed building in the coastal town of Aberaeron, Ceredigion, West Wales. The building is part of the original 19th century planned town and is located near the tow…

  • Aberaeron · 0.1 km

    Aberaeron, previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a seaside town and community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located on the coast between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, its resident population was 1,274 in the 2021 census.

  • County Hall, Aberaeron · 0.1 km

    County Hall, formerly Aberaeron Town Hall, is a municipal building in Market Street, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales. The structure, which is now used as a public library, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Alban Square, Aberaeron · 0.1 km

    Alban Square, in the centre of Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales is a range of early 19th century townhouses. The town of Aberaeron was developed around 1810 as a port by the Rev. Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne, a local landown…

  • Portland Place, Aberaeron · 0.1 km

    Portland Place, in the centre of Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales is a terrace of mid-19th century townhouses. The town of Aberaeron was developed around 1810 as a port by the Rev. Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne, a local lando…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Aberaeron?
Aberaeron is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
What is the population of Aberaeron?
Aberaeron has an approximate settlement population of 1,422.
How deprived is Aberaeron?
The Ceredigion local authority, which includes Aberaeron, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.