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Cenarth

Cenarth is a village in Dyfed, Wales. It has 3 bus stops and one restaurant and café. The nearest railway station is Pontgoch, located 6.4 km away, and there were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cenarth 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 East and Dinefwr
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 18° / 13° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:42

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Beulah · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling anti social behaviour within our communities.
  • To tackle road safety issues within our communities.

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 13 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pontgoch (6.8 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£197,547 average 6.1% YoY

Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-06

Detached£282,658
Semi-detached£181,656
Terraced£148,584
Flat£93,095

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: Mart Car Park (4.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • 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)

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

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

  • Lab 14
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 38

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

32% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 89,353 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

53% low-carbon electricity

Gas 46% · Wind 44% · Nuclear 4% · Solar 3%

184 gCO₂/kWh · 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Cenarth · 0.2 km

    Cenarth is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, on the border between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and close to the border with Pembrokeshire, Wales. It stands on the banks of the River Teifi, 6 mile…

  • National Coracle Centre · 0.2 km

    The National Coracle Centre is a museum in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire dedicated to coracles. It opened in 1991, and displays coracles from around the world including Tibetan and Iraqi examples as well as those from Brit…

  • Cenarth Falls · 0.4 km

    The Cenarth Falls is a cascade of waterfalls just upstream of the road bridge in the village of Cenarth in Ceredigion, bordering Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is notable as the first significant barrier…

  • Cenarth Bridge · 0.4 km

    Cenarth Bridge, also spelt Kenarth Bridge, is a three arch bridge which spans the River Teifi at Cenarth, Carmarthenshire in Wales. The bridge was built between 1785 and 1787 and designed by David Edwards, the son of…

  • Capel Tygwydd · 1.9 km

    Capel Tygwydd is a hamlet in the community of Beulah, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 70.3 miles (113.1 km) from Cardiff and 191.7 miles (308.5 km) from London. Capel Tygwydd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and…

  • Rhyd, Ceredigion · 1.9 km

    Rhyd is a hamlet in the community of Beulah, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 71.1 miles (114.4 km) from Cardiff and 192.9 miles (310.4 km) from London. Rhyd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ce…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cenarth?
Cenarth is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
How deprived is Cenarth?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Cenarth, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.