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A town of 4,966 in Dyfed, Wales.
Burry Port grades D overall against UK towns: better than 12% of UK towns, and #16 of 23 in Dyfed. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £179,225, 4.2 years of area income; rent £687 a month. Its weakest is safety (D−): 59.8 violent and sexual offences and 19.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 3%.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
The 3 things Burry Port does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Burry Port is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Cadw lists 6 buildings inside Burry Port’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burry Port.
For its size, Burry Port records more crime per resident than 97% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Over the year to August 2026, 505 offences were reported locally, along with 75 incidents of anti-social behaviour. There were 16.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Dyfed’s towns (6.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 60% of the crimes.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Between them, two primaries and two secondaries teach 1,037 pupils in Burry Port. Below are two of them, each with why it was picked. Two of them are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parc y TywynLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 267 | – |
| Ysgol Glan-Y-Mor SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 580 | – |
Social housing holds 12% of households, below Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. Private renters make up 14% of households. Half of the 214 standard sales inside Burry Port’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £179,225.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £255,000 | 65 |
| Semi-detached | £179,225 | 90 |
| Terraced | £135,000 | 59 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
75% of people in Burry Port rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 8.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Dyfed’s towns (7.4%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%) alike. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Burry Port | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.2% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 23% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
86% of commuters drove, higher than both Dyfed’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). There are 0.3 jobs in Burry Port for each resident in work. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.9%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The national list protects one ancient monument in Burry Port. Scaled to its population, Burry Port has 12 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below both Dyfed’s towns (41) and Wales’s towns (18). 29% of homes were built before 1919.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Half of Burry Port is older than 51, half younger. 28% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Burry Port | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Burry Port. Best known first.
MuseumParc Howard Museum4.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionFfos Las Racecourse & Convention Centre4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionS. V. Paul4.8 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
6 listed buildings in Burry Port.
Church of St Mary: Photo: IwanThomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Plas Kenrhos: Photo: IwanThomas · CC BY-SA 4.0
9 notable people were born in Burry Port.
John Owen-Jones: Sain (Records) Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leslie Griffiths: Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kirby Myhill: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burry Port | 4,966 | — | D | A− | D− | C− |
| Pembrey | 2,094 | 1.1 | — | B | C | C− |
| Pwll | 1,305 | 2.1 | — | A− | C | C− |
| Trimsaran | 2,190 | 2.4 | — | A | C− | C− |
| Carway | 1,401 | 3.4 | — | B+ | C | C |
| Kidwelly | 2,761 | 4.1 | C− | A− | C− | C− |
| Llanelli | 42,143 | 4.4 | D | A | D− | D− |
| Pontyates | 1,475 | 5.1 | — | A− | C− | C |
Pembrey, Pwll, Trimsaran, Carway and Pontyates have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
6 on Cadw’s list. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £179,225, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £135,000, semi-detached houses £179,225 and detached houses £255,000.
Town in Dyfed, Wales
Burry Port is a built-up area of 4,966 people, in the Carmarthenshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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