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Waungilwen

Waungilwen is a settlement in Dyfed, Wales. It has 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Forest Halt, 1.7 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Waungilwen 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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 16° / 9° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:41

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

6 reported · July 2026 20% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Llangeler · 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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Forest Halt (1.9 km)
  • 7 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

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Mart Car Park (4.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds2

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:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

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
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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

67% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Gas 33% · Solar 14% · Nuclear 2%

131 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

  • Dre-fach Felindre · 0.6 km

    Dre-fach Felindre is a village in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. It is located four miles south-east of Newcastle Emlyn. It lies at the confluence of three fast-flowing streams, the Nant Bargod, Nant Esgair and Nant Brâ…

  • National Wool Museum · 0.6 km

    The National Wool Museum, located in Drefach Felindre, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, is part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.

  • Teifi Valley Railway · 1.4 km

    The Teifi Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway occupying a section of the former standard gauge Great Western Railway line between Llandysul and Newcastle Emlyn. After the closure of the former line by Britis…

  • Cwmhiraeth · 1.4 km

    Cwmhiraeth is a hamlet in Carmarthenshire, Wales, contained in the Dre-fach Felindre district. While the name has no exact meaning in English, it can be roughly translated to "valley of longing". Cwmhiraeth used to be…

  • Capel Eidalwyr · 1.5 km

    Capel Eidalwyr is a Roman Catholic chapel located on the site of a POW camp at Henllan, Ceredigion, Wales. The chapel was established in a former dormitory by Italian prisoners of war, and was decorated mainly by Mari…

  • Llangeler · 1.8 km

    Llangeler is a hamlet and community located in north Carmarthenshire, Wales. The name is believed to refer to St. Gelert. Llangeler parish covers a wide area including to the west, the textile village of Drefach Felin…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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