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Cardigan

Cardigan is a town in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 5,301. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, and around 6 restaurants and cafés, along with 24 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £270,014, and there were around 58 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 Cardigan 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

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:45

9h 26m 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

39 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Public order7
  • Criminal damage & arson6
  • Anti-social behaviour5

Neighbourhood team: Cardigan-Teifi · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • To tackle road safety issues within our communities.
  • Tackling and preventing Anti-Social Behaviour within our communities.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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

113 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 99 rated 4–5 ★ (77 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 22 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

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Greenfield Square Car Park Cardigan (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms3
  • Sports pitches16
  • Playgrounds11

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés37

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,630 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £29,134 avg

e.g. Assistant Depot Manager, Band A Integrated Dental Officer, Quarry Operator

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

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 12%

348 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 · 5 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

  • Cardigan Guildhall · 0.1 km

    Cardigan Guildhall, is a municipal building in Pendre, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. The structure, which is now used as an art gallery and community events venue, is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Old Shire Hall, Cardigan · 0.2 km

    The Old Shire Hall is a former judicial building in the High Street in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. The structure, which is now used as a British Red Cross shop, is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Cardigan County School · 0.2 km

    Cardigan County School is the name given to the endowed grammar school in Cardigan which was founded there in the mid seventeenth century (1653). The Intermediate School was opened in the Cardigan Free Grammar Schoo…

  • Castle Green House · 0.2 km

    Castle Green House is a Grade II* listed house located in the grounds of Cardigan Castle, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It was restored in the 2000s and now acts as a museum, events centre and residential accommodation.

  • Cardigan Castle · 0.3 km

    Cardigan Castle is a castle overlooking the River Teifi in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The castle dates from the late 11th-century, though was rebuilt in 1244. Castle Green House was…

  • Cardigan, Ceredigion · 0.3 km

    Cardigan is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It is positioned on the tidal part of the River Teifi on the border with Pembrokeshire, and had a population of 4,216 at the 2021 census.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Cardigan?
Cardigan is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
What is the population of Cardigan?
Cardigan has an approximate settlement population of 5,301.
How deprived is Cardigan?
The Ceredigion local authority, which includes Cardigan, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.