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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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 8° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:45

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · August 2026▲ 67% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Lampeter Velfrey · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Templeton after receiving reports from the community regardi…
  • Your local Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention team will conduct high visibility patrols at Key beat Locations both morning and afterno…

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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (11 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

£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

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)

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

Henry Tufnell

Labour

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12

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

9,315 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

16% low-carbon electricity

Gas 85% · Wind 16%

333 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

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in SA34

  • Meddygfa Taf
  • Carmarthenshire Drs On Call

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid and South Pembrokeshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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.