Bow Street
Bow Street is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,572. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bow Street, 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £230,515, and there were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bow Street 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
18°CMist
- Today: 18° / 16° · 76% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:36
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
7 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Tirymynach inc Bow St · Dyfed Powys
Local policing priorities
- To tackle road safety issues within our communities.
- Tackling anti social behaviour within our communities.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
167 reported road collisions (2024)
61 killed or seriously injured · 238 casualties · 23.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
25 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bow Street (0.3 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bow Street (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£237,176 average▲ 1.6% YoY
Across Ceredigion · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£723 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £561
- 2 bed £663
- 3 bed £767
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Morrisons (4.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Morrisons (4.9 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: 250 kW
- Nearest: Aberystwyth University (3.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds2
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)
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:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Plaid Cymru majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,595 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Computer science Tutor - Part Time, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Bow Street – Flexible Schedule, Become a Biology Tutor in Bow Street – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
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
86% low-carbon electricity
Wind 50% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 11% · Gas 10%
39 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · 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
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
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bow Street?
- Bow Street is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
- What is the population of Bow Street?
- Bow Street has an approximate settlement population of 1,572.
- How deprived is Bow Street?
- The Ceredigion local authority, which includes Bow Street, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.