Letterston
Letterston is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,245. It has around 1 restaurant or café, and there were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Letterston 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
- Preseli Pembrokeshire
- Police force
- Dyfed-Powys
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 7° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:45
9h 23m 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
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
19 food businesses within 2 miles
- 17 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Fishguard & Goodwick (8.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£211,074 average▼ 2.5% YoY
Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-08
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
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Wolfscastle Country Hotel (3.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- 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)
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- 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
9% low-carbon electricity
Gas 91% · Wind 9%
358 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
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in SA62
- Brawdy Medical Centre
- Brawdy Medical Facility
- Solva Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid and South Pembrokeshire:
- We call for harsher sentencing for causing death by careless driving.2,085 local signatures · 4,685 nationwide
- Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety332 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases284 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks217 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately169 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Letterston · 0.3 kmLetterston is a parish and local government community in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. Situated on the A40, Haverfordwest is 10 miles (16 km) to the south and Fishguard is 7 miles (11 km) to the north.
Letterston railway station · 0.9 kmLetterston railway station served the parish of Letterston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1895 to 1965 on the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway.
Mathry Road Halt railway station · 1.9 kmMathry Road Halt railway station was on the Clarbeston Road and Letterston line of the Great Western Railway. It served the village of Letterston 1 mile to the south east, and on railway maps was suffixed for St David…
Welsh Hook Halt railway station · 2.2 kmWelsh Hook Halt railway station served the hamlet of Welsh Hook, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1924 to 1964 on the Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway.
Preseli Pembrokeshire (Senedd constituency) · 2.6 kmPreseli Pembrokeshire was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It was also one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral re…
Preseli Pembrokeshire · 2.6 kmPreseli Pembrokeshire was one of six local government districts of Dyfed in West Wales from 1974 to 1996. Until 1987 the name of the district was Preseli. The district took its name from the Preseli Hills.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Letterston?
- Letterston is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
- What is the population of Letterston?
- Letterston has an approximate settlement population of 1,245.
- How deprived is Letterston?
- The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Letterston, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.