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New Quay

New Quay is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 694. It has around 11 restaurants and cafés and one bus stop. The average sold house price is around £316,750. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the New Quay 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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 60% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:48Sunset 19:37

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

6 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Drugs1

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

44 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 35 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£237,176 average 1.6% YoY

Across Ceredigion · to 2026-06

Detached£319,645
Semi-detached£202,267
Terraced£179,305
Flat£110,099

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

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Rock Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds3

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
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,595 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

17 jobs advertised · £25,466 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Restaurant Team Member, AVON Representatives wanted in New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales – start today

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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Wind 8% · Solar 3%

353 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Frequently asked questions

Where is New Quay?
New Quay is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Ceredigion local authority.
What is the population of New Quay?
New Quay has an approximate settlement population of 694.
How deprived is New Quay?
The Ceredigion local authority, which includes New Quay, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.