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
19°CSunny
- Today: 19° / 16° · 72% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:41
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
9 reported · July 2026▲ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Other theft2
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Letterston · Dyfed Powys
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social Behaviour involving youths has been reported in Haverfordwest and Fishguard. Targeted patrols will take place to engage with…
- High volume of thefts from shops in Haverfordwest. High visibility patrols will be conducted to deter shoplifting and to identify those r…
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
20 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (15 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
£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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Texaco (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Texaco (11.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
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)
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:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
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
6,620 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Online Computer science Tutoring Job in Letterston – Flexible Schedule
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
Grid electricity
11% low-carbon electricity
Gas 89% · Solar 6% · Wind 5%
352 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
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
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.