Llanbadarn Fawr
Llanbadarn Fawr is a town or village in Dyfed, Wales. There are around 3 supermarkets and 20 restaurants and cafés, 33 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Llanbadarn, 0.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 51 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llanbadarn Fawr area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Ceredigion area is among the least deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 71,474 residents at roughly 40 people per km².
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Constituency
- Ceredigion
- Police force
- Dyfed-Powys
Weather
8°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:43
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
61US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
27 reported · August 2026▼ 53% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: Penparcau · 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
142 reported road collisions (2025)
53 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 19.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
230 food businesses within 2 miles
- 190 rated 4–5 ★ (151 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Llanbadarn (0.7 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aberystwyth (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£234,314 average▼ 1.7% YoY
Across Ceredigion · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£723 average monthly rent▲ 4.4% YoY
- 1 bed £562
- 2 bed £663
- 3 bed £768
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Tesla Supercharger Aberystwyth (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches26
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
71,474 residents in Ceredigion · 40/km²
- Under 16: 14%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,387
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,991
- Net moves+396
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in Wales
2% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 4% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band E (25% of 36,070)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Your MP
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru
Ceredigion Preseli
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
- NoCourts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Plaid Cymru majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,630 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £37,500 avg
e.g. MOT Tester - Aberystwyth, Maintenance Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£682 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,186 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
27% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 38,993 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
67% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 35% · Wind 31% · Gas 29% · Imports 4%
115 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SY23
- Bronglais General Hospital
- Meddygfa'R Llan
- Meddygfa Padarn Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks462 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety249 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients224 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately209 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills164 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Penparcau · 0.4 kmPenparcau is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth.
Penparcau F.C. · 0.5 kmPenparcau Football Club are a Welsh football club from Penparcau, Ceredigion. They play in the Central Wales Southern Division.
Llanbadarn railway station · 0.7 kmLlanbadarn railway station is a railway station serving the ancient villages of Llanbadarn Fawr and Pwllhobi near Aberystwyth in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is a request stop on the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway.…
Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion · 1.0 kmLlanbadarn Fawr is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate, and contains the hamlet Pen-dre. It forms the eastern part of the continually bui…
Pen Dinas · 1.1 kmPen Dinas is a large hill in Penparcau, on the coast of Ceredigion, Wales, upon which an extensive Iron Age, Celtic hillfort is situated. The site can easily be reached on foot from Aberystwyth town centre and is acce…
St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr · 1.1 kmSaint Padarn's Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales, and the largest mediaeval church in mid-Wales. It is at Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, Wales.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llanbadarn Fawr?
- Llanbadarn Fawr is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
- How deprived is Llanbadarn Fawr?
- The Ceredigion local authority, which includes Llanbadarn Fawr, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.