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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 8° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:42
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Criminal damage & arson1
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
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
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
£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
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)
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
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,630 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £40,000 avg
e.g. Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing)
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
69% low-carbon electricity
Wind 43% · Gas 29% · Nuclear 25% · Imports 3%
114 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
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)
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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.