Boncath
Boncath is a village in Dyfed, Wales. The average sold house price is around £246,321. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Boncath area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Pembrokeshire area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 123,360 residents at roughly 76 people per km².
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Constituency
- Preseli Pembrokeshire
- Police force
- Dyfed-Powys
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:45
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
250 reported road collisions (2025)
107 killed or seriously injured · 375 casualties · 20.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£211,074 average▼ 2.5% YoY
Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£694 average monthly rent▲ 4.7% YoY
- 1 bed £514
- 2 bed £640
- 3 bed £760
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Mart Ground Car Park (5.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
123,360 residents in Pembrokeshire · 76/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,257
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,284
- Net moves+973
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Wales
6% 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 C (23% of 63,210)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Your MP
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru
Ceredigion Preseli
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
- NoCourts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,615 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£736 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,816 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
35% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 61,125 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
8% low-carbon electricity
Gas 93% · Wind 8%
364 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks462 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety249 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients224 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately209 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills164 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Boncath railway station · 0.3 kmBoncath railway station served the village of Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1886 to 1963 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.
Boncath · 0.6 kmBoncath is a village, community and postal district in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Newcastle Emlyn.
Capel Colman · 1.1 kmCapel Colman is a parish in northeast Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Boncath. Formerly in the Hundred of Cilgerran, Capel Colman is a small, rural parish of some 750 acres (300 ha) surrounded by the larger…
Llanfihangel Penbedw · 1.1 kmLlanfihangel Penbedw is a parish in the former Hundred of Kilgerran in northeast Pembrokeshire, Wales. The parish, a joint curacy with Capel Colman, in the Diocese of St Davids in the Church in Wales, included the vil…
Blaenffos · 2.0 kmBlaenffos is a small village of around 200 inhabitants in the north of Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Boncath. It sits on the boundary between the former parishes of Llanfihangel Penbedw and Castellan Chape…
- Castellan, Pembrokeshire · 2.0 km
Castellan is an ancient hamlet and, until 1974, was a parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated in the north of the county on the slopes of Frenni Fawr, one mile (2 km) north of Crymych…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Boncath?
- Boncath is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
- How deprived is Boncath?
- The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Boncath, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.