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Dyfed rankings · Income

Towns with the highest household incomes in Dyfed

Hendy and Fforest has the highest household incomes of Dyfed’s 23 towns of 2,500+: £49,284 a year before tax, on average (ONS, 2022–23). The typical town here averages £41,296.

ONS small-area income estimates, financial year ending 2023: the mean income of a household before tax (ONS models means, not medians, for small areas), averaged over the town’s neighbourhoods. A described list: no letters. The rank across England and Wales sits beside each figure.

Hendy and Fforest

2,996 people

£49,284

Mean household income·£38,185 after tax·#1,321 of 2,178 in England and Wales

Aberystwyth

14,646 people

£46,648

Mean household income·£33,800 after tax·#1,519 of 2,178 in England and Wales

Llangennech

4,278 people

£46,546

Mean household income·£37,134 after tax·#1,533 of 2,178 in England and Wales

All 23 towns, ranked

Mean household income, highest first. Small towns sit inside one ONS area of 5,000 to 15,000 people, so their figure is partly their surroundings’. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England and Wales links to the national list.

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#TownMean household incomeAfter taxUK rank

1Hendy and Fforest2,996 people£49,284£38,185#1,321 of 2,178 nationally

2Aberystwyth14,646 people£46,648£33,800#1,519 of 2,178 nationally

3Llangennech4,278 people£46,546£37,134#1,533 of 2,178 nationally

4Carmarthen16,448 people£44,481£35,354#1,692 of 2,178 nationally

5Neyland3,250 people£43,481£35,465#1,776 of 2,178 nationally

6Tumble4,040 people£43,405£33,858#1,782 of 2,178 nationally

7Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes6,339 people£43,361£34,299#1,785 of 2,178 nationally

8Llandybie2,563 people£43,047£34,200#1,824 of 2,178 nationally

9Saundersfoot2,515 people£42,127£32,666#1,891 of 2,178 nationally

10Fishguard3,422 people£41,584£32,021#1,931 of 2,178 nationally

11Ammanford8,282 people£41,311£31,971#1,943 of 2,178 nationally

12Burry Port4,966 people£41,296£31,974#1,944 of 2,178 nationally

13Haverfordwest12,088 people£41,272£32,212#1,947 of 2,178 nationally

14Pembroke7,963 people£41,242£32,299#1,948 of 2,178 nationally

15Llanelli42,143 people£41,218£32,436#1,950 of 2,178 nationally

16Lampeter2,505 people£41,022£31,393#1,964 of 2,178 nationally

17Glanaman3,866 people£40,022£31,998#2,023 of 2,178 nationally

18Tenby4,092 people£39,824£31,119#2,033 of 2,178 nationally

19Kidwelly2,761 people£39,701£31,261#2,035 of 2,178 nationally

20Brynamman2,636 people£39,628£31,542#2,039 of 2,178 nationally

21Milford Haven14,251 people£39,210£30,377#2,062 of 2,178 nationally

22Cardigan3,767 people£37,886£29,184#2,118 of 2,178 nationally

23Pembroke Dock9,659 people£36,455£29,722#2,149 of 2,178 nationally

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Which town in Dyfed has the highest household income?

Hendy and Fforest: its households average £49,284 a year before tax (£38,185 after). Aberystwyth and Llangennech follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By mean household income before tax in ONS’s small-area estimates (April 2022 to March 2023), highest first: each neighbourhood’s figure weighted by its share of the town’s residents.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers Dyfed’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Dyfed is on the county page.

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Best places to live23 towns · #1 Llangennech Best small towns18 towns · #1 Llangennech Most affordable towns23 towns · #1 Llanelli Safest towns23 towns · #1 Llangennech Healthiest towns23 towns · #1 Saundersfoot Best towns for jobs & income23 towns · #1 Hendy and Fforest Most walkable towns23 towns · #1 Aberystwyth Towns with the lowest flood risk23 towns · #1 Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes Best towns for the outdoors23 towns · #1 Burry Port Most historic towns23 towns · #1 Tenby Towns with the most civic life23 towns · #1 Lampeter Towns with the lowest council tax23 towns · #1 Fishguard and 7 moreDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters23 towns · #1 Milford HavenDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers23 towns · #1 Hendy and Fforest and LlangennechDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers23 towns · #1 FishguardDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts23 towns · #1 Milford HavenDescribed, no letters Driest towns23 towns · #1 AberystwythDescribed, no letters Wettest towns23 towns · #1 BrynammanDescribed, no letters

Sources: ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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