Pwll’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Pwll’s built-up area.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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PwllDyfed
A village of 1,305 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: David Lewis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,305
Census 2021 · Carmarthenshire council
Median home
£180K
41 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.9
29% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Pwll a good place to live?
Pwll has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £180,000, 4.2 years of area income; rent £687 a month. Its weakest is jobs & income (D): mean household income £42,397; 3.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
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.
What makes Pwll stand out
The 3 things Pwll does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
40% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
35% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
How Pwll grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Pwll is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeDOpen →WalkabilityC−Open →Health6.7% in bad or very bad health, 25% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)C−Open →Hazard risk1.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →Safety32.4 violent and sexual offences and 10.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026COpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingC+Open →Outdoors64% live within 400 m of a park; 19% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeAOpen →Civic life0 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pwll.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Only 9% of commuters in Pwll go to work without a car, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Pwll sits below both Dyfed’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (16%) on this measure. 90% of commuters drove to work at the census.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bus3%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 16% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
2 state schools in Pwll
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwll C.P. Mixed SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 73 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listSee all 2 schools →
Health
Life expectancy in Pwll is shorter than in 85% of UK towns
Women here live to 80.9 on average and men to 77.6 (2019–23). Pwll has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. At the census, 25% of people here had a disability, above both Dyfed’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (22%).
76%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Pwll | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 23% | 22% |
77.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.9
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
Few households rent privately in Pwll: 11%, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
That puts Pwll below both Dyfed’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 73% of households own their home.
£180Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pwll£180K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £250,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £167,500 | 16 |
| Terraced | £166,500 | 12 |
73%
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
Pwll has more crime per resident than 70% of UK towns
Police recorded 82 crimes inside Pwll’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 6 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
32.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 15% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual41
Damage & arson14
Other crime6
Public order5
Burglary5
Other theft4
Drugs4
Shoplifting1
Anti-social6
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.
32.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
82
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
History
1 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Pwll has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 39% of its homes were built before 1919.
1listed buildingsC+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
39%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
8
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
Older residents shape Pwll: 29% are 65 or over, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
On this, Pwll is above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Children are 14% of the town. The median resident of Pwll is 51.9 years old.
51.9median age
PwllDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Pwll | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Stradey Castle and 2 more in and around Pwll
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pwll. Best known first.
Historic houseHistoric houseStradey Castle500 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumParc Howard Museum1.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionFfos Las Racecourse & Convention Centre4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumParc Howard Museum1.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionFfos Las Racecourse & Convention Centre4.8 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 (1)
- Parc Howard Museum: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pwll
14pages on Pwll
The big questions
SafetyC32.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £180K · rent £687 a monthHousing9 sold in 12 months · busiest street Pwll RoadSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthC−Work & commuteD45% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−1.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Pwll’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Burry PortLlanelliTrimsaranPembreyCarwayBrynPontyatesPwll
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pwll | 1,305 | — | — | A− | C | C− |
| Burry Port | 4,966 | 2.1 | D | A− | D− | C− |
| Llanelli | 42,143 | 2.3 | D | A | D− | D− |
| Trimsaran | 2,190 | 3 | — | A | C− | C− |
| Pembrey | 2,094 | 3.2 | — | B | C | C− |
| Carway | 1,401 | 3.4 | — | B+ | C | C |
| Bryn | 1,727 | 4.3 | — | B | B+ | C− |
| Pontyates | 1,475 | 5 | — | A− | C− | C |
Trimsaran, Pembrey, Carway, Bryn and Pontyates have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pwll
How many listed buildings are there in Pwll?
1 on Cadw’s list.
Does Pwll flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Is Pwll expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £180,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £166,500, semi-detached houses £167,500 and detached houses £250,000.
About Pwll
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Pwll is a built-up area of 1,305 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
- 1,305 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000440
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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