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Aberporth

Aberporth is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,648. It has one pharmacy, three restaurants and cafés, and three bus stops. There were around 9 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 Aberporth 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

9°CClear

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

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

27 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 20 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 3 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

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: National Trust Car Park, Penbryn Beach (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • 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

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens9
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,630 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

8% low-carbon electricity

Gas 92% · Wind 8%

361 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

2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SA43

  • Cardigan Health Centre
  • Ashleigh 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

  • Aberporth · 0.7 km

    Aberporth is a seaside village, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales. The population at the 2001 Census, was 2,485, of whom 49 per cent could speak the Welsh language. At the 2011 Census, the population o…

  • Parc-llyn · 1.5 km

    Parc-llyn is a village in the community of Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 74.4 miles (119.7 km) from Cardiff and 194.2 miles (312.5 km) from London. Parc-llyn is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and the…

  • Clausen Rolling Platform · 1.7 km

    The Clausen Rolling Platform was a missile launching platform, built at the coastal missile test range of RAE Aberporth, West Wales, in the 1950s. It used a floating platform in a pool of water to simulate the rolling…

  • Tresaith · 1.7 km

    Tresaith is a coastal village in Ceredigion, Wales, between Aberporth and Llangranog. It is linked to the former by a two-mile section of the Ceredigion Coast Path, part of the Wales Coast Path. Tresaith is within the…

  • Aberporth Airport · 2.3 km

    Aberporth Airport is situated southwest of Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales. The airport is being developed as West Wales Airport for domestic flights. It is also developing as a centre for the deployment of civil and mil…

  • Dyffryn-bern · 2.5 km

    Dyffryn-bern is a small village in the community of Penbryn, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 72.4 miles (116.5 km) from Cardiff and 191.8 miles (308.6 km) from London. Dyffryn-bern is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jon…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aberporth?
Aberporth is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
What is the population of Aberporth?
Aberporth has an approximate settlement population of 1,648.
How deprived is Aberporth?
The Ceredigion local authority, which includes Aberporth, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.