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Tavernspite

Tavernspite is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 349. It has 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station is Whitland, 4.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tavernspite 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

17°CLight rain

  • Today: 19° / 17° · 89% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:42

12h 56m 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

2 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Lampeter Velfrey · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Hays Lane Sageston after receiving reports from the communit…
  • Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Narberth after receiving reports from the community regardin…

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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Whitland (4.4 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Whitland (4.4 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 · Esso (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (10.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Kind Edward Street Car Park (4.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

Henry Tufnell

Labour

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Tavernspite – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Tavernspite – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths 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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 61% · Wind 38% · Nuclear 1%

241 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 Mid and South Pembrokeshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Tavernspite · 0.8 km

    Tavernspite is a small village about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Narberth in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales. It lies on the B4314 Pendine to Templeton road, close to the border with Carmarthenshire and is in Lampeter…

  • Crunwere · 1.5 km

    Crunwere is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated 3 km north of the Carmarthen Bay coast, 8 km north-east of Saundersfoot. The parish includes the village of Llanteg and sub-hamlet of Llanteglos…

  • Llanteg · 2.3 km

    Llanteg is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, belonging to the community of Amroth.

  • Red Roses · 2.8 km

    Red Roses is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

  • Lampeter Velfrey · 3.0 km

    Lampeter Velfrey is a community and parish in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. In 2011 the population of the parish was 1,205, with 20.2 per cent of them able to speak Welsh. Besides Lampeter Velfrey village, other…

  • Brandy Hill, Wales · 3.5 km

    Brandy Hill is a hill in South Wales between Pendine and Whitland, and south-west of St. Clears. At the summit stand a radio transmitter and a trig point.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tavernspite?
Tavernspite is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Carmarthenshire local authority.
What is the population of Tavernspite?
Tavernspite has an approximate settlement population of 349.
How deprived is Tavernspite?
The Carmarthenshire local authority, which includes Tavernspite, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.