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Lampeter

Lampeter is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 2,970. It has one pharmacy and around 17 restaurants and cafés, with 3 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £264,766, and there were around 24 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lampeter 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°CMist

  • Today: 19° / 16° · 71% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:36

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

26 reported · July 2026 32% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Shoplifting4
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Lampeter · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

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

63 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 49 rated 4–5 ★ (37 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 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

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Cwmins Car Park, Lampeter (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms3
  • Sports pitches18
  • Playgrounds4

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
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

39 jobs advertised · £44,893 avg

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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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Wind 7% · Solar 3%

353 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 Ceredigion Preseli:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Lampeter Town Hall · 0.0 km

    Lampeter Town Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street, Lampeter, Wales. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lampeter Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Harford Fountain · 0.1 km

    Harford Fountain, is a 19th-century grade II listed fountain in Harford Square, in Lampeter, Ceredigion.

  • Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lampeter · 0.2 km

    The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic church located in the university town of Lampeter in Ceredigion, Wales. Constructed by the London architect Thomas Henry Birchall Scott in the late 1930s for…

  • Ysgol Bro Pedr · 0.2 km

    Ysgol Bro Pedr is a mixed middle school for pupils aged 3–19. The school is situated in Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales. The school is a product of the amalgamation of Ysgol Gynradd Ffynonbedr primary school and Ysgol Gyf…

  • St Peter's Church, Lampeter · 0.3 km

    St Peter's Church, Lampeter, is the Church in Wales parish church for the University town of Lampeter. It is a Grade II listed building, and has been described as "the best Victorian church in the county [of Ceredigio…

  • Roderic Bowen Library and Archive · 0.3 km

    The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives, housing university archives and special collections, is located inside the library building of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Lampeter campus. The Lampeter…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lampeter?
Lampeter is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
What is the population of Lampeter?
Lampeter has an approximate settlement population of 2,970.
How deprived is Lampeter?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Lampeter, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.