Pentre-cwrt’s story
Pentre-cwrt: 43% of homes built before 1919
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Pentre-cwrtDyfed
A village of 255 in Dyfed, Wales. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
255
Census 2021 · Carmarthenshire council
Median age
54.2
28% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Pentre-cwrt a good place to live?
Pentre-cwrt has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Pentre-cwrt stand out
The 3 things Pentre-cwrt does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% 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.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pentre-cwrt.
Who lives here
Few people in Pentre-cwrt are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in both Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Under 15: 14% of residents. 28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Line up the people of Pentre-cwrt by age and the one in the middle is 54.2. Graduates make up 35% of adults.
54.2median age
Pentre-cwrtDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Pentre-cwrt | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Pentre-cwrt
It is listed below. Its one primary school teaches 51 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd BrynsaronLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 51 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Pentre-cwrt work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Home was the main workplace for 31% of workers at the census. 95% of commuters drove, above Dyfed’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. In 2026, 2.3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot3%
Bus1%
8%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
31%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
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
Few households rent privately in Pentre-cwrt: 11%, fewer than in both Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Social housing holds just over a fifth of households, above both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £687 a month across the Carmarthenshire council area. 68% of households are owner-occupiers.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pentre-cwrt£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £260,000 | 5 |
68%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
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
Burglary and damage hit Pentre-cwrt harder than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 25 per 1,000 residents a year
Each year, 19.1 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. 21 crimes and 46 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Pentre-cwrt’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 61.6 reports per 1,000, above both Dyfed’s towns (6.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for a third of recorded crime.
19.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Vehicle crime7
Public order3
Damage & arson2
Other crime2
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Anti-social46
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.
19.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
25
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
61.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
21
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 Pentre-cwrt than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 25% of residents
6.3% of residents report bad or very bad health. Pentre-cwrt has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away. The nearest A&E to Pentre-cwrt is Glangwili General Hospital, 11 miles away.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Pentre-cwrt | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.3% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 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 shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Old homes shape Pentre-cwrt: 43% were built before 1919, more than in both Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
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 Pentre-cwrt’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
43%
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
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru and 3 more in and around Pentre-cwrt
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pentre-cwrt. Best known first.
MuseumAmgueddfa Wlân Cymru2.9 km outside town, to the west
Heritage railwayTeifi Valley Railway3.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumAmguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru2.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCapel Eidalwyr3.1 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru: David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teifi Valley Railway: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru: SELF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pentre-cwrt
12pages on Pentre-cwrt
The big questions
Pentre-cwrt’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LlandysulPencaderNewcastle EmlynLlanybydderAberporthCarmarthenPentre-cwrt
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentre-cwrt | 255 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llandysul | 1,321 | 2.2 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Pencader | 1,061 | 4 | — | A | D | C |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1,842 | 5.1 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Llanybydder | 1,182 | 9.2 | — | A− | C− | C |
| Aberporth | 1,075 | 11 | — | C+ | C− | C− |
| Carmarthen | 16,448 | 11 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
Llandysul, Pencader, Newcastle Emlyn, Llanybydder and Aberporth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pentre-cwrt
How much is council tax in Pentre-cwrt?
Band D council tax in Pentre-cwrt 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 Pentre-cwrt
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Pentre-cwrt is a built-up area of 255 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
- 255 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000276
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.