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New Hedges and Twy Cross

New Hedges and Twy Cross is a town or village in Dyfed, Wales, with one restaurant or café and eight bus stops, near Tenby railway station (2.3 km). There were around 5 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 New Hedges and Twy Cross 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° · 27% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:20Sunset 16:44

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

9 reported · August 2026▲ 125% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Penally · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Templeton after receiving reports from the community regardi…
  • Your local Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention team will conduct high visibility patrols at Key beat Locations both morning and afterno…

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

254 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 224 rated 4–5 ★ (186 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Tenby (2.3 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Tenby (2.3 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

EV charging

14 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Park Hotel (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 87% · Wind 13%

345 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

1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in SA70

  • Tenby Surgery

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

  • St Mary Out Liberty · 0.4 km

    St Mary Out Liberty is a community in the southeast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community was established in 1974 under changes in local government organisation and has its own community council. It is included, with…

  • New Hedges · 0.4 km

    New Hedges is a village in the community of St Mary Out Liberty, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is midway between the coastal towns of Saundersfoot and Tenby. It lies astride the main A478 road that links Tenby with Cardiga…

  • Broadfield, Pembrokeshire · 0.7 km

    Broadfield is a small village south of Saundersfoot in the parish and community of St Mary Out Liberty in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

  • Pembrokeshire Coalfield · 1.0 km

    The Pembrokeshire Coalfield in West Wales is one of the smallest British coalfields, but continuously worked from the 14th to 20th centuries. The main coalfield extends across south Pembrokeshire from Saundersfoot on…

  • Tenby Cottage Hospital · 1.8 km

    Tenby Cottage Hospital is a community hospital in Tenby, Wales. It is managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board.

  • Saundersfoot · 2.1 km

    Saundersfoot is a large village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is near Tenby, both being holiday destinations. Saundersfoot lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is New Hedges and Twy Cross?
New Hedges and Twy Cross is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
How deprived is New Hedges and Twy Cross?
The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes New Hedges and Twy Cross, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.