Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn
Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn is a town or village in Dyfed, Wales. It has one restaurant or café and the nearest railway station is Ammanford, 2.3 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 17° / 10° · 80% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:40
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
10 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Penygroes including Blaenau and Caerbryn · Dyfed Powys
Local policing priorities
- A range of Anti-social Behaviour incidents have been reported across the area. Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Teams will be carryi…
- Road Safety - Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be addressing concerns raised by community members in relation to speeding v…
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
128 food businesses within 2 miles
- 110 rated 4–5 ★ (94 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ammanford (2.3 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ammanford (2.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (3.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Valero (3.3 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Woodfield Car Park (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds4
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
- Schools2
- 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 Caerfyrddin:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office352 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership324 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- We call for harsher sentencing for causing death by careless driving.321 local signatures · 4,361 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership295 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s287 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Saron, Carmarthenshire · 1.0 km
Saron is a former mining village near the town of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Saron is in the community of Llandybie.
- Saron Baptist Chapel · 1.1 km
Saron is a Baptist chapel in the village of Saron in the community of Llandybie, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. Services at Saron are conducted in the Welsh language.
- Caeau Blaenau-mawr · 1.4 km
Caeau Blaenau-mawr is a species rich damp grassland that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales.
Pen-y-groes, Carmarthenshire · 1.6 kmPen-y-groes is a village in Carmarthenshire, South Wales which developed as a settlement as a result of the anthracite coal trade. The main colliery was the Emlyn colliery, which opened in 1893 and closed in 1939.
- Caeau Capel Hendre · 2.0 km
Caeau Capel Hendre is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales.
Afon Marlas · 2.1 kmThe Afon Marlas is a right-bank tributary of the River Loughor in eastern Carmarthenshire, West Wales. It rises north of the village of Llandybie and flows southwards through that village and joins the Loughor on the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn?
- Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
- How deprived is Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn?
- The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.