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Newcastle Emlyn

Newcastle Emlyn is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,883. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 1 park or green space, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Pontgoch, 2.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £286,395, and in June 2026, there were around 12 recorded street crimes, 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 Newcastle Emlyn 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 East and Dinefwr
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 17° · 57% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:49Sunset 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

20 reported · July 2026 35% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences13
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Llandyfriog · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling anti social behaviour within our communities.
  • To tackle road safety issues within our communities.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

317 reported road collisions (2024)

138 killed or seriously injured · 473 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

42 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 32 rated 4–5 ★ (24 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pontgoch (2.5 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£197,547 average 6.1% YoY

Across Carmarthenshire · to 2026-06

Detached£282,658
Semi-detached£181,656
Terraced£148,584
Flat£93,095

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£685 average monthly rent 7% YoY

  • 1 bed £499
  • 2 bed £645
  • 3 bed £738

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: Mart Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches17
  • Playgrounds4

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)

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

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

  • Lab 14
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 38

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

35 jobs advertised · £29,367 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% 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 8% · Solar 3%

353 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Adpar · 0.1 km

    Adpar is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, in the community of Llandyfriog, now considered as a part of Newcastle Emlyn, to which it is joined by a bridge across the River Teifi. The village was also known as Trefhedyn…

  • Cawdor Hall · 0.2 km

    Cawdor Hall, also known as Newcastle Emlyn Town Hall, is a municipal building in the Market Square, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The structure, which is currently used as a theatre, is a Grade II listed bu…

  • Newcastle Emlyn · 0.2 km

    Newcastle Emlyn is a town and community on the River Teifi, in West Wales. The community is wholly in Carmarthenshire, but the built up area also includes Adpar north of the Teifi, which is in Ceredigion. Adpar was fo…

  • Newcastle Emlyn Castle · 0.3 km

    Newcastle Emlyn Castle is a ruined castle in the market town of Newcastle Emlyn in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is strategically located on a steep-sided promontory overlooking the River Teifi and was probably built by…

  • Newcastle Emlyn railway station · 0.6 km

    Newcastle Emlyn was a railway station terminus in the town of Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, on the proposed broad gauge Teifi Valley line of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway.

  • Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn · 0.7 km

    Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn is a mixed, community comprehensive school in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It has around 520 pupils, catering for all abilities across an age range of 11 to 19 years.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Newcastle Emlyn?
Newcastle Emlyn is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
What is the population of Newcastle Emlyn?
Newcastle Emlyn has an approximate settlement population of 1,883.
How deprived is Newcastle Emlyn?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Newcastle Emlyn, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.