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Abergwili

Abergwili is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 589. It has around 9 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, and around 2 restaurants and cafés, with 1 bus stop and Abergwili Junction railway station 1 km away. There were around 17 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Abergwili 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

9°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 22% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:42

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · August 2026▼ 56% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Other theft2
  • Vehicle crime2
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Abergwili · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • High visibility patrols of the town centre to prevent ASB issues within the town centre, especially Guildhall Square, Notts Square, Red S…
  • High visibility patrols of the town park to prevent ASB issues.

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

Road safety

375 reported road collisions (2025)

157 killed or seriously injured · 498 casualties · 20 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

147 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 134 rated 4–5 ★ (119 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Abergwili Junction (1.0 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Carmarthen (3.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£195,263 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-08

Detached£278,401
Semi-detached£179,559
Terraced£147,526
Flat£92,297

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£687 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £500
  • 2 bed £647
  • 3 bed £740

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (2.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (2.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Priory Street Car Park (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds2

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,217
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,316
  • Net moves+901

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

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

Your MP

Ann Davies

Plaid Cymru

Caerfyrddin

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

  • Lab 14
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 38

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics14
  • Pharmacies1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,315 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

3% 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

Grid electricity

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 9%

358 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

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

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in SA31

  • Dyfed Powys Deputy
  • Ww Substance Misuse Service
  • Hduhb Alt Phc Provision A

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caerfyrddin:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Abergwili railway station · 0.0 km

    Abergwili railway station served the village of Abergwili in Wales. It was the first station after Gwili Junction, the point where the line through it divided from the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line.

  • Carmarthenshire County Museum · 0.1 km

    Carmarthenshire County Museum is a museum in the old county town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire in Wales.

  • Abergwili · 0.1 km

    Abergwili is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, near the confluence of the rivers Towy and Gwili, close to the town of Carmarthen. It is also an electoral ward. Named after the village of Abergwili, th…

  • St David's Church, Abergwili · 0.2 km

    St David's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

  • Bishops Pond · 0.5 km

    Bishops Pond is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying adjacent to the former palace of the Bishop of St Davids. The pond is an oxbow lake, formed when a meander of the River Tywi got c…

  • Ystrad Tywi · 0.9 km

    Ystrad Tywi is a region of southwest Wales situated on both banks of the River Towy, it contained places such as Cedweli, Carnwyllion, Loughor, Llandeilo, and Gwyr. Although Ystrad Tywi was never a kingdom itself, it…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Abergwili?
Abergwili is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
What is the population of Abergwili?
Abergwili has an approximate settlement population of 589.
How deprived is Abergwili?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Abergwili, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.