Kidwelly

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 12° · 73% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:41

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

34 reported · July 2026▲ 42% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Criminal damage & arson5
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Kidwelly · 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)

39 food businesses within 2 miles

• 28 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kidwelly (1.0 km)
• 2 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: 166.7p · Asda (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Gwellian Centre Car Park (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches8
• 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)

• Schools3
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

31 jobs advertised · £27,009 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Food and Beverage - Waiting Staff - Q01

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Gas 26% · Solar 7% · Nuclear 6%

105 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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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  St Mary's Church, Kidwelly · 0.2 km

  The Church of Saint Mary is a Grade I Listed Building in the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The church was listed in December 1963. Founded c. 1114 the church was burnt down in 1223 and most of the existing…

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  Kidwelly Priory · 0.2 km

  Kidwelly Priory was a Benedictine house in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was founded in about 1110 by Roger, bishop of Salisbury, a trusted supporter of England's King Henry I.

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  Kidwelly Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Kidwelly Town Hall is a municipal building in Lady Street, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The structure, which was last used as a public library but is currently vacant, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Kidwelly · 0.3 km

  Kidwelly is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales, approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the most populous town in the county, Llanelli. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 3,689.

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  Kidwelly Castle · 0.4 km

  Kidwelly Castle is a ruined castle overlooking the River Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

• Kidwelly Town Council · 0.6 km

  Kidwelly Town Council is the town council serving the town of Kidwelly and the village of Mynydd-y-Garreg in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)