Foelgastell

18°CFog

• Today: 18° / 16° · 95% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:38

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences5
• Burglary1
• Drugs1
• Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Cefneithin & Foelgastell · 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)

80 food businesses within 2 miles

• 65 rated 4–5 ★ (59 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Llandybie (7.5 km)
• 1 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: 156.9p · Esso (2.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10.3 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Hoel-yNeuadd Car Park (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds2

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

Dame Nia Griffith

Labour

Llanelli

Source: UK Parliament

Plaid Cymru majority

• Lab 14
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 38

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Solar 5% · Wind 5%

355 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

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

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