Bronwydd
Bronwydd is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,000. There are 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Bronwydd Arms, 0.9 km away. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bronwydd 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 West and South Pembrokeshire
- Police force
- Dyfed-Powys
Weather
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:44
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
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
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 12 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bronwydd Arms (0.9 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Carmarthen (5.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£195,263 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-08
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 (5.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (5.7 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 (4.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
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:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- AyeBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
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
Local businesses
9,315 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Female Support Worker - Carmarthen
Source: Adzuna
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
15% low-carbon electricity
Gas 85% · Wind 13% · Solar 3%
334 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
1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in SA33
- Coach & Horses Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caerfyrddin:
- We call for harsher sentencing for causing death by careless driving.322 local signatures · 4,685 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks297 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately215 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Abolish early release for sex offenders and murderers191 local signatures · 6,273 nationwide
- Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals173 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bronwydd · 0.6 kmBronwydd is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated about three miles north of Carmarthen in the valley of the River Gwili. Bronwydd community comprises the village of Bronwydd Arms,…
Bronwydd Arms railway station · 0.9 kmBronwydd Arms railway station, originally a stop on the now closed Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line, is the headquarters of the preserved Gwili Railway, in Wales, United Kingdom.
Gwili Railway · 0.9 kmThe Gwili Railway is a Welsh heritage railway, that operates a preserved standard gauge railway line from the site of Abergwili Junction in southwest Wales along a four-and-a-half-mile (7.2 km) section of the former C…
- Bronwydd Arms transmitting station · 1.2 km
The Bronwydd Arms television relay station is sited on high ground to the west of the village of Bronwydd to the north of Carmarthen. It was originally built in mid 1989 as a fill-in relay for UHF analogue colour tele…
- Llwyfan Cerrig railway station · 1.6 km
Llwyfan Cerrig is a heritage railway station on the preserved Gwili Railway. The station previously did not exist before the closure of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in 1965 and was constructed and later opened i…
- Cwmgwili · 1.7 km
Cwmgwili is a country house set in its own grounds approximately 2.5 km (1.6 mi) northwest of Abergwili in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was probably built in the late sixteenth century.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bronwydd?
- Bronwydd is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
- How deprived is Bronwydd?
- The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Bronwydd, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.