Cross Hands
Cross Hands is a town in Dyfed, Wales. It has 5 restaurants and cafés and the nearest railway station is Oakwood Park Station, 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cross Hands area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Pembrokeshire area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 123,360 residents at roughly 76 people per km².
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Constituency
- Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
- Police force
- Dyfed-Powys
Weather
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 21° / 16° · 88% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:40
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: East Williamston · Dyfed Powys
Local policing priorities
- Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Hays Lane Sageston after receiving reports from the communit…
- Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Narberth after receiving reports from the community regardin…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
211 reported road collisions (2024)
97 killed or seriously injured · 283 casualties · 17.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
9 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Main Entrance Station (0.6 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Narberth (5.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£210,862 average▼ 4.2% YoY
Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£692 average monthly rent▲ 4.9% YoY
- 1 bed £513
- 2 bed £639
- 3 bed £757
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Bluestone Resorts LTD-Merlin's Crest (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
123,360 residents in Pembrokeshire · 76/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Wales
6% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 11% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 63,210)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Council control
Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,620 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £39,870 avg
e.g. Senior Structural Engineer, Food Production - Team Leader, HR Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£736 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,816 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
35% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 61,125 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid and South Pembrokeshire:
- We call for harsher sentencing for causing death by careless driving.2,084 local signatures · 4,361 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office370 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s364 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership343 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership318 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Speed: No Limits · 0.9 kmSpeed: No Limits was a steel roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was manufactured by Gerstlauer and was the first Euro-Fighter model to be installed in the United Kingdom. The ride was ins…
Oakwood Theme Park · 0.9 kmOakwood Theme Park was an amusement park located in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Megafobia · 1.1 kmMegafobia was a wooden roller coaster located at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It opened on April 1996 and was built by Custom Coasters International, who wanted a ride to showcase their company's work i…
Blue Lagoon Water Park, Pembrokeshire · 1.1 kmBlue Lagoon Water Park is an indoor waterpark near Canaston Bridge, Narberth in Pembrokeshire, Wales in the Bluestone National Park Resort. It opened in 2008.
Bluestone, Pembrokeshire · 1.1 kmBluestone National Park Resort is a holiday park in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales. The resort falls partly within the boundaries of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The park is owned by several private backers…
The Grove, Narberth · 2.4 kmThe Grove is a Grade II listed building of historical significance located south of Narberth, Pembrokeshire. It was built by Daniel Poyer in about 1680 shortly after he inherited the property from his father. The hous…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cross Hands?
- Cross Hands is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
- How deprived is Cross Hands?
- The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Cross Hands, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.