Carmarthen

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• Today: 10° / 8° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:42

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

213 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences92
• Anti-social behaviour25
• Shoplifting20
• Criminal damage & arson19

Neighbourhood team: Carmarthen Town South · Dyfed Powys

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

375 reported road collisions (2025)

157 killed or seriously injured · 498 casualties · 20 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

240 food businesses within 2 miles

• 215 rated 4–5 ★ (192 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Carmarthen (0.2 km)
• 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£195,263 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (5.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (5.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: John Street Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

187,897 residents in Carmarthenshire · 79/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

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

Ann Davies

Plaid Cymru

Caerfyrddin

Source: UK Parliament

Plaid Cymru majority

• Lab 14
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 38

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés47

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,315 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

380 jobs advertised · £43,057 avg

e.g. Sales Advisor, Ward Hostess/Host, Customer Service Administrator

Source: Adzuna

£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

32% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 89,353 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 9%

358 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

8 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in SA31

• Dyfed Powys Deputy
• Ww Substance Misuse Service
• Hduhb Alt Phc Provision A

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  County Hall, Carmarthen · 0.0 km

  County Hall is a municipal facility on Castle Hill in Carmarthen, Wales. The building, which is the headquarters of Carmarthenshire County Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Carmarthen Castle · 0.1 km

  Carmarthen Castle is a ruined castle in Carmarthen, West Wales, UK. First built by Walter, Sheriff of Gloucester in the early 1100s, the castle was captured and destroyed on several occasions before being rebuilt in s…

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  Carmarthen Bridge · 0.1 km

  Carmarthen Bridge is the modern 1930s road bridge crossing the River Tywi in Carmarthen, Wales, carrying the A484 road.

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  Carmarthen Public Rooms · 0.1 km

  The Carmarthen Public Rooms were built in 1854, with the intention to create public rooms were first expressed by Dr David Lloyd in 1839.

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  Carmarthen Guildhall · 0.1 km

  Carmarthen Guildhall is a municipal structure in Guildhall Square, Carmarthen, Wales. The guildhall, which was the headquarters of Carmarthen Borough Council, is a Grade I listed building.

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  Ivy Bush Royal Hotel · 0.2 km

  The Ivy Bush Royal Hotel is a hotel in Carmarthen, South Wales. It was the site of the first eisteddfod attended by the Gorsedd.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)