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Llandovery

Llandovery is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,985. It has 1 school, 1 GP surgery, around 5 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Llandovery, 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £258,467. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Llandovery 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

7°CCloudy

  • Today: 7° / 5° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:40

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

18 reported · August 2026▲ 260% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Burglary2
  • Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Llandovery · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • A range of Anti-social Behaviour incidents have been reported. Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Teams will be carrying out high-visi…
  • Your local Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention team will conduct high visibility patrols at Key beat Locations both morning and afterno…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

375 reported road collisions (2025)

157 killed or seriously injured · 498 casualties · 20 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

35 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 33 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Llandovery (0.3 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llandovery (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£195,263 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-08

Detached£278,401
Semi-detached£179,559
Terraced£147,526
Flat£92,297

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£687 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £500
  • 2 bed £647
  • 3 bed £740

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Llandovery Dental Practice (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Golf courses1
  • 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,217
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,316
  • Net moves+901

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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

Ann Davies

Plaid Cymru

Caerfyrddin

Recent votes:

  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,315 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £22,792 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver / Car, Land Management Technical Support Officer, Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

3% 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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Wind 10%

355 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

Health services

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in SA20

  • Llanfair Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caerfyrddin:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Llandovery · 0.1 km

    Llandovery is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the River Tywi and at the junction of the A40 and A483 roads, about 25 miles (40 km) north-east of Carmarthen, 27 miles (43 km) north of…

  • Llandovery Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Llandovery Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The structure, which is used as the local public library, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Llandovery Castle · 0.2 km

    Llandovery Castle is a late thirteenth-century, Grade II*-listed, castle ruin in the town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It occupies a knoll overlooking the River Towy and the land surrounding it. The Norman…

  • Llandingat House · 0.2 km

    Llandingat House is a late Georgian detached town house in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The house was built in the early nineteenth century and is set back some way from the road, surrounded by its…

  • Tabernacle Chapel, Llandovery · 0.3 km

    Tabernacle Chapel is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building dates from 1836 and is located in Queen Street, Llandovery. It was designated as a Grade II*…

  • Llandovery railway station · 0.3 km

    Llandovery railway station serves the market town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line, 29 miles 24 chains (47.2 km) from Llandeilo Junction, near Llanelli, and is located b…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Llandovery?
Llandovery is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
What is the population of Llandovery?
Llandovery has an approximate settlement population of 1,985.
How deprived is Llandovery?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Llandovery, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.