Llanrhystud
Llanrhystud is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 646. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and the average sold house price is around £261,250. There were around 3 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 Llanrhystud 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
Daylight
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:38
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
6 reported · July 2026▲ 500% YoY
- Other theft3
- Violence & sexual offences3
Neighbourhood team: Llanrhystyd · 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
167 reported road collisions (2024)
61 killed or seriously injured · 238 casualties · 23.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aberystwyth (12.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£237,176 average▲ 1.6% YoY
Across Ceredigion · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£723 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £561
- 2 bed £663
- 3 bed £767
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Llanrhystud (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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)
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:
- 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
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,595 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £50,000 avg
e.g. Automation Engineer, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)
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
98% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 46% · Wind 45% · Biomass 6% · Gas 2%
15 gCO₂/kWh · very low 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership437 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership383 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office319 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s293 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients224 local signatures · 14,552 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Llanrhystud · 0.1 kmLlanrhystud is a seaside village, community and electoral division on the A487 road in the county of Ceredigion, in Wales, 9 miles (14 km) south of Aberystwyth, and 7 miles (11 km) north of Aberaeron. It takes its nam…
Gaer Penrhôs · 1.3 kmGaer Penrhôs, in Ceredigion, Wales, was a ringwork castle at the summit of a steep hill near the village of Llanrhystud; now all that remains are the outlines of its ringworks. Through the years it has variously been…

Cofiwch Dryweryn · 1.4 kmCofiwch Dryweryn is a graffitied stone wall near Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, Wales. Author and journalist Meic Stephens originally painted the words onto the wall of a ruined cottage in the early 1960s after Liverpool Ci…
- Tŷ-Newydd, Ceredigion · 1.5 km
Tŷ-Newydd is a small village in the community of Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.5 miles (111.8 km) from Cardiff and 179.1 miles (288.2 km) from London. Tŷ-Newydd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones…
- Rhyd-Rosser · 3.0 km
Rhyd-Rosser is a hamlet in the community of Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 68.5 miles (110.3 km) from Cardiff and 178 miles (286.5 km) from London. Rhyd-Rosser is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llanrhystud?
- Llanrhystud is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
- What is the population of Llanrhystud?
- Llanrhystud has an approximate settlement population of 646.
- How deprived is Llanrhystud?
- The Ceredigion local authority, which includes Llanrhystud, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.