Ferryside
Ferryside is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 846. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 0.2 km from Ferryside railway station, and the average sold house price is around £301,842. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Ferryside 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
18°CLight rain shower
- Today: 19° / 17° · 78% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:36
12h 48m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
10 reported · July 2026▲ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Other theft2
- Possession of weapons1
Neighbourhood team: St. Ishmael · Dyfed Powys
Local policing priorities
- High visibility patrols of the town centre to prevent ASB issues within the town centre, especially Guildhall Square, Notts Square, Red S…
- High visibility patrols of the town park to prevent ASB issues.
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
17 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ferryside (0.2 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ferryside (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£197,547 average▲ 6.1% YoY
Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-06
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (9.6 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Eva Terrace Car Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds3
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
Dame Nia Griffith
Labour
Llanelli
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
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
- Schools2
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
4% low-carbon electricity
Gas 96% · Wind 4% · Solar 0%
377 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Llanelli:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office401 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership359 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s355 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test212 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth197 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Ferryside railway station · 0.1 kmFerryside railway station serves the seaside village of Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station was opened by the South Wales Railway on 11 October 1852 and is now an unstaffed stop. It is 238 miles 51 chains (…
Ferryside · 0.2 kmFerryside is a village in the community of St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south of Carmarthen near the mouth of the River Tywi. Originally a ferry crossing, then becoming a fishing villa…
Ferryside RNLI Lifeboat Station · 0.2 kmFerryside RNLI Lifeboat Station, was located at Ferryside Beach in Ferryside, a village in the community of St Ishmael, on the east shore of the River Towy estuary, overlooking Carmarthen Bay, approximately 9 miles (1…
Ferryside Lifeboat · 0.3 kmFerryside Lifeboat is located at Ferryside Beach in Ferryside, a village in the community of St Ishmael, on the east shore of the River Towy estuary, overlooking the Three Rivers estuary and Carmarthen Bay, approximat…
- Ferryside television relay station · 0.4 km
Ferryside television relay station is a small TV relay in the village of Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The Ferryside relay is fed with the off-air signal from Preseli about 17 miles (28 km) to the northwest. It i…
Llansteffan Castle · 1.6 kmLlansteffan Castle is a privately owned castle in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales, overlooking the River Towy estuary in Carmarthen Bay.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ferryside?
- Ferryside is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
- What is the population of Ferryside?
- Ferryside has an approximate settlement population of 846.
- How deprived is Ferryside?
- The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Ferryside, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.