Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 710 in Dyfed, Wales.
Laugharne has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Laugharne does most differently from other towns.
Cadw lists them inside Laugharne’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
52% 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 Laugharne.
Laugharne sits below both Dyfed’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town. The median resident of Laugharne is 52.6 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Laugharne | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laugharne V.C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 53 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Laugharne below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 2.1% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
On this, Laugharne is above both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). 59% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £280,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £177,500 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the comparison, Laugharne comes below both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Police recorded 28 crimes inside Laugharne’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes see 8.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
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
For Laugharne, that is below both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Laugharne has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.7 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
| Census 2021 | Laugharne | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 23% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Laugharne’s listed buildings include Outer Gatehouse to Laugharne Castle, Grade I. Laugharne has 48 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*. Of Laugharne’s land, 74% lies in conservation areas, above both Dyfed’s towns (0%) and Wales’s towns (0%).
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Laugharne. Best known first.
MuseumTin Shed Experiencein town
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn100 m outside town, to the southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan4.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumDylan Thomas Boathouse200 m outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
8 notable people were born in Laugharne.
William Charles Fuller: W.D. & H.O. Wills, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laugharne | 710 | — | — | — | — | — |
| St Clears | 1,787 | 3.6 | — | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Kidwelly | 2,761 | 7.2 | C− | A− | C− | C− |
| Whitland | 1,907 | 7.3 | — | B | C− | C+ |
| Carmarthen | 16,448 | 8.8 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Pembrey | 2,094 | 9.8 | — | B | C | C− |
| Trimsaran | 2,190 | 9.9 | — | A | C− | C− |
| Pontyates | 1,475 | 10 | — | A− | C− | C |
St Clears, Whitland, Pembrey, Trimsaran and Pontyates have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
48 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade I and 5 Grade II*. That is 27.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Outer Gatehouse to Laugharne Castle. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 26% of residents were 65 or over and 33% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 13% were under 15.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £200,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £177,500 and detached houses £280,000. Private rents in the Carmarthenshire council area averaged £687 a month in August 2026.
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Laugharne is a built-up area of 710 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.