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Freshwater East

Freshwater East is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 250. The nearest railway station is Lamphey, 2.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Freshwater East 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

9°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:20Sunset 16:45

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Local policing priorities

  • Your local Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention team will conduct high visibility patrols at Key beat Locations both morning and afterno…
  • Concerns have been raised about the use of E-Scooters and scrambler bikes in the PEMBROKE / COMMONS area. Officers will be focusing on en…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

250 reported road collisions (2025)

107 killed or seriously injured · 375 casualties · 20.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

14 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Lamphey (2.2 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Lamphey (2.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£211,074 average▼ 2.5% YoY

Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-08

Detached£307,316
Semi-detached£192,297
Terraced£162,229
Flat£110,592

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£694 average monthly rent▲ 4.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £514
  • 2 bed £640
  • 3 bed £760

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (7.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (7.2 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: East End Car Park, Freshwater East (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,257
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,284
  • Net moves+973

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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

Your MP

Henry Tufnell

Labour

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,615 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

Grid electricity

8% low-carbon electricity

Gas 92% · Wind 8%

361 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

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

Health services

0 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in SA71

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid and South Pembrokeshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Freshwater East · 0.3 km

    Freshwater East is a village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The majority of the village is on a cliff overlooking a bay. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from Pembroke by road, and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Lamphey, and…

  • Castlemartin Hundred · 1.4 km

    Castlemartin was one of seven ancient hundreds in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

  • Hodgeston · 1.7 km

    Hodgeston is a small village and parish a mile southeast of Lamphey, south Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is in the community of Lamphey. It is on the A4139 Pembroke Dock to Tenby road. Other surrounding villages are Fresh…

  • Hodgeston Parish Church · 1.8 km

    Hodgeston Parish Church is a redundant church in the village of Hodgeston, some 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the car…

  • Greenala Point · 1.9 km

    Greenala Point is a headland on the south coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, about a 5-kilometre (3-mile) walk south from Pembroke. As part of the former Stackpole Estate, it was acquired by the National Trust in 1976.

  • Lamphey railway station · 2.2 km

    Lamphey railway station is on the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line, managed by Transport for Wales Rail. Trains, stopping on request, run westwards to Pembroke Dock and eastwards to Tenby, Whitland, Carmart…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Freshwater East?
Freshwater East is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
What is the population of Freshwater East?
Freshwater East has an approximate settlement population of 250.
How deprived is Freshwater East?
The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Freshwater East, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.