Merlin's Bridge

17°CFog

• Today: 19° / 16° · 72% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:51Sunset 19:39

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

139 reported · July 2026▼ 2% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences64
• Anti-social behaviour18
• Criminal damage & arson15
• Public order13

Neighbourhood team: Merlin's Bridge · Dyfed Powys

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

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)

171 food businesses within 2 miles

• 141 rated 4–5 ★ (114 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Haverfordwest (1.8 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£210,862 average▼ 4.2% YoY

Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · BP (3.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (1.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

15 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: InstaVolt McDonald's Haverfordwest (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches18
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

123,360 residents in Pembrokeshire · 76/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

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

Henry Tufnell

Labour

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 61,125 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

5% low-carbon electricity

Gas 95% · Wind 5%

375 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

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