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Rhosmaen

Rhosmaen is a town or village in Dyfed, Wales, with 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 bus stops, and Llandeilo railway station 0.7km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Rhosmaen 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

16°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 16° / 9° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:40

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

11 reported · July 2026 21% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Public order1
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Manordeilo and Salem · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • A range of Anti-social Behaviour incidents have been reported across the area. Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Teams will be carryi…
  • Road Safety - Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be addressing concerns raised by community members in relation to speeding v…

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

64 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 58 rated 4–5 ★ (52 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Llandeilo (0.7 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llandeilo (0.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Valero (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Valero (11.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Cresent Road Car Park (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds1

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

Ann Davies

Plaid Cymru

Caerfyrddin

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

90% low-carbon electricity

Wind 64% · Solar 20% · Gas 10% · Nuclear 7%

39 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Caerfyrddin:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Crûg Farm Quarry · 0.6 km

    Crûg Farm Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthenshire, Wales, for the geological records preserved in its limestone.

  • Llandeilo railway station · 0.7 km

    Llandeilo railway station serves the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire in Wales. The station is 30+3⁄4 miles (49 km) north east of Swansea on the Heart of Wales Line.

  • Llandeilo · 0.8 km

    Llandeilo is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,784. It is adjac…

  • Battle of Llandeilo Fawr · 1.0 km

    The Battle of Llandeilo Fawr took place during the conquest of Wales by Edward I, at Llandeilo between an English army led by Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, and a South Welsh army led by Rhys ap Maredudd.

  • Shire Hall, Llandeilo · 1.0 km

    The Shire Hall is a municipal building in Carmarthen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The structure, which was used as a courthouse for over a century, is now the meeting place of Llandeilo Town Council.

  • St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo · 1.1 km

    St Teilo's Church is an Anglican parish church in the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The fabric of the building has medieval origins but stands on a much older site and was rebuilt in the early eighteenth…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Rhosmaen?
Rhosmaen is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
How deprived is Rhosmaen?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Rhosmaen, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.