My Area UK

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):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,862 average 4.2% YoY

Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-06

Detached£307,546
Semi-detached£191,824
Terraced£161,780
Flat£110,686

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Speed: No Limits · 0.9 km

    Speed: 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 km

    Oakwood Theme Park was an amusement park located in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

  • Megafobia · 1.1 km

    Megafobia 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 km

    Blue 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 km

    Bluestone 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 km

    The 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)

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.