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Llansteffan

Llansteffan is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 424. There is one restaurant or café, one bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Ferryside, 1.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llansteffan 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 West and South Pembrokeshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

9°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 19% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:43

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Llansteffan · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • High visibility patrols of the town centre to prevent ASB issues within the town centre, especially Guildhall Square, Notts Square, Red S…
  • High visibility patrols of the town park to prevent ASB issues.

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

19 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ferryside (1.6 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ferryside (1.6 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

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Llanstefan Beach Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds2

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

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,315 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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 · 3 pharmacies in SA33

  • Coach & Horses 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

  • Llansteffan · 0.1 km

    Llansteffan is a village and community situated on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tywi, 7 miles (11 km) south of Carmarthen.

  • Plas Llanstephan · 0.4 km

    Plas Llanstephan is a mansion in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is set well back from the public road among pasture fields and is reached by a private driveway from the village of Llansteffan. Both the hall…

  • Llansteffan Castle · 0.7 km

    Llansteffan Castle is a privately owned castle in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales, overlooking the River Towy estuary in Carmarthen Bay.

  • Ferryside RNLI Lifeboat Station · 1.5 km

    Ferryside RNLI Lifeboat Station, was located at Ferryside Beach in Ferryside, a village in the community of St Ishmael, on the east shore of the River Towy estuary, overlooking Carmarthen Bay, approximately 9 miles (1…

  • Ferryside Lifeboat · 1.5 km

    Ferryside Lifeboat is located at Ferryside Beach in Ferryside, a village in the community of St Ishmael, on the east shore of the River Towy estuary, overlooking the Three Rivers estuary and Carmarthen Bay, approximat…

  • Ferryside · 1.6 km

    Ferryside is a village in the community of St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south of Carmarthen near the mouth of the River Tywi. Originally a ferry crossing, then becoming a fishing villa…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Llansteffan?
Llansteffan is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
What is the population of Llansteffan?
Llansteffan has an approximate settlement population of 424.
How deprived is Llansteffan?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Llansteffan, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.