Carmarthen

16°CSunny

• Today: 17° / 12° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:48

13h 8m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

209 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences105
• Anti-social behaviour26
• Public order14
• Other theft12

Neighbourhood team: Carmarthen Town South · Dyfed Powys

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

317 reported road collisions (2024)

138 killed or seriously injured · 473 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

243 food businesses within 2 miles

• 217 rated 4–5 ★ (194 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

£197,547 average▲ 6.1% YoY

Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£685 average monthly rent▲ 7% YoY

• 1 bed £499
• 2 bed £645
• 3 bed £738

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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: 164.9p · Morrisons (1.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (5.4 km)

2 stations 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)

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)

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

496 jobs advertised · £37,765 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Sales Operator, Customer Service Advisor

Source: Adzuna

£733 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% 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

50% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Solar 41% · Wind 6% · Nuclear 2%

197 gCO₂/kWh · 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caerfyrddin:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office352 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership324 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• We call for harsher sentencing for causing death by careless driving.321 local signatures · 4,361 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership295 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s287 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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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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  Carmarthen railway station · 0.3 km

  Carmarthen railway station is a stop on the West Wales Line, serving the town of Carmarthen, Wales. It is sited south of the River Towy, 245 miles 55 chains (395.4 km) from London Paddington, on the route via Stroud.…

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