Abercych
Abercych is a village in Dyfed, Wales. It has around 1 restaurant and café. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly bicycle theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Abercych area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Carmarthenshire area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 187,897 residents at roughly 79 people per km².
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Constituency
- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- Police force
- Dyfed-Powys
Weather
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 17° / 13° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 16° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:42
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
9 reported · July 2026▲ 200% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Cilgerran · 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
317 reported road collisions (2024)
138 killed or seriously injured · 473 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
21 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£197,547 average▲ 6.1% YoY
Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£685 average monthly rent▲ 7% YoY
- 1 bed £499
- 2 bed £645
- 3 bed £738
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Hammet House (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
187,897 residents in Carmarthenshire · 79/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Wales
4% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 11% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 90,070)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Council control
Plaid Cymru majority
- Lab 14
- Grn 1
- Ref 1
- Oth 38
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£733 median full-time weekly pay
2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,814 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
32% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 89,353 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership437 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership383 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office319 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s293 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients224 local signatures · 14,552 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Abercych · 0.3 kmAbercych is a small village in the community of Manordeifi, northeast Pembrokeshire in South West Wales, located approximately 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) from the tripoint of the counties of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and…
Cemaes Rural District · 0.7 kmCemaes Rural District was an administrative subdivision of Pembrokeshire, Wales from 1934 to 1974.
Pont Treseli · 1.0 kmPont Treseli or Pont Tre-seli is a Grade II-listed single-arch stone bridge spanning Afon Cych at Abercych, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It carries the B4332 road across the boundary between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire…
- Rhyd, Ceredigion · 2.0 km
Rhyd is a hamlet in the community of Beulah, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 71.1 miles (114.4 km) from Cardiff and 192.9 miles (310.4 km) from London. Rhyd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ce…
Manordeifi · 2.1 kmManordeifi is a parish and community in the hundred of Cilgerran, in the northeast corner of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The population of the community in 2001 was 478. It has an elected community council and is part of th…
Cenarth · 2.3 kmCenarth is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, on the border between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and close to the border with Pembrokeshire, Wales. It stands on the banks of the River Teifi, 6 mile…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abercych?
- Abercych is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
- How deprived is Abercych?
- The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Abercych, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.