Mynyddygarreg’s story
No listed buildings inside Mynyddygarreg’s built-up area
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MynyddygarregDyfed
In Dyfed, Wales, this village has 320 residents.
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Photo: Mick Lobb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
320
Census 2021 · Carmarthenshire council
Median age
50.2
27% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Mynyddygarreg a good place to live?
Mynyddygarreg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Just over a quarter of homes were built before 1919. Mortgage-free owners make up half of households.
What makes Mynyddygarreg stand out
The 3 things Mynyddygarreg does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
50% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mynyddygarreg.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Mynyddygarreg: 12% commute under 5 km, below Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 28% of workers worked mainly from home. 2.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%). The car carried nearly nine in ten commuters at the census.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£40K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Mynyddygarreg than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 5%
Owners make up 89% of households. Private rents average £687 a month across the Carmarthenshire council area. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Mynyddygarreg’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mynyddygarreg£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £362,497 | 6 |
89%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
5%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£687
average private rent a month, Carmarthenshire council area
£2,351
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Mynyddygarreg than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 6 offences in Mynyddygarreg and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 1.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Dyfed’s towns (6.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Violence and sexual offences were 67% of the crimes.
12.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
12.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Disability is more common in Mynyddygarreg than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 30% of residents
73% of Mynyddygarreg’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 11% of the town. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.7 miles off.
73%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 73%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 11%
| Census 2021 | Mynyddygarreg | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 11% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 30% | 23% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use 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’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
No listed buildings in Mynyddygarreg
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list has no building inside Mynyddygarreg’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
26%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Mynyddygarreg than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 12% are under 15
Half the people of Mynyddygarreg are older than 50.2. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Among adults, 29% have a degree.
50.2median age
MynyddygarregDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Mynyddygarreg | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Castell Cydweli and 2 more in and around Mynyddygarreg
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mynyddygarreg. Best known first.
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumKidwelly Industrial Museum400 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionFfos Las Racecourse & Convention Centre3.2 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kidwelly Industrial Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mynyddygarreg
12pages on Mynyddygarreg
The big questions
Mynyddygarreg’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KidwellyTrimsaranPontyatesCarwayPembreyBurry PortPontyberemMynyddygarreg
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynyddygarreg | 320 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kidwelly | 2,761 | 1.4 | C− | A− | C− | C− |
| Trimsaran | 2,190 | 2.4 | — | A | C− | C− |
| Pontyates | 1,475 | 2.4 | — | A− | C− | C |
| Carway | 1,401 | 2.5 | — | B+ | C | C |
| Pembrey | 2,094 | 4.3 | — | B | C | C− |
| Burry Port | 4,966 | 4.5 | D | A− | D− | C− |
| Pontyberem | 1,484 | 4.8 | — | A | C+ | C |
Trimsaran, Pontyates, Carway, Pembrey and Pontyberem have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mynyddygarreg
How much is council tax in Mynyddygarreg?
Band D council tax in Mynyddygarreg is £2,351 for 2026–27, less than in 67% of UK towns (the Carmarthenshire council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Mynyddygarreg
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Mynyddygarreg is a built-up area of 320 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
- Population
- 320 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000381
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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