Llangorwen
Llangorwen is a town or village in Dyfed, Wales. There is 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station is Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Upper Station, 1.2 km away. There were around 4 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 Llangorwen 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 14° / 7° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 6° · Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:50
9h 42m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
50US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
6 reported · August 2026▼ 40% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Burglary2
Neighbourhood team: Tirymynach inc Bow St · 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
200 food businesses within 2 miles
- 164 rated 4–5 ★ (123 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bow Street (1.9 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bow Street (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
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Aberystwyth University (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Golf courses1
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
- Parks & greens72
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,630 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
68% low-carbon electricity
Wind 47% · Gas 30% · Nuclear 21% · Imports 2%
118 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
Clarach Bay · 1.4 kmClarach Bay is a small bay on the coast of Ceredigion, Wales, to the north of Aberystwyth, where the Afon Clarach flows into the sea. It is home to multiple caravan parks, the biggest being Clarach Bay Holiday Village…
Afon Clarach · 1.5 kmAfon Clarach is a small river discharging into Cardigan Bay north of Aberystwyth. It flows through a largely agricultural and forested landscape except in its lowest reaches where its banks are crowded with holiday de…
Glan-y-môr, Ceredigion · 1.5 kmGlan-y-môr is a small village in the community of Tirymynach, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 76.4 miles (123 km) from Cardiff and 180 miles (289.7 km) from London. Glan-y-môr is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones an…
Tirymynach · 1.7 kmTirymynach is a community in Ceredigion, Wales, also an electoral ward, which lies immediately to the north of Aberystwyth.
Faenor, Ceredigion · 1.9 kmFaenor is a community and electoral ward sharing a boundary with the town of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales.
Bow Street railway station · 1.9 kmBow Street is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, which runs between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth or Pwllheli. The station, situated 4 miles 30 chains (7 km) north-east of Aberystwyth, serves the villages of Bow Str…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llangorwen?
- Llangorwen is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
- How deprived is Llangorwen?
- The Ceredigion local authority, which includes Llangorwen, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.