Where is St Ishmael's?

St Ishmael's is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.

How deprived is St Ishmael's?

The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes St Ishmael's, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.

St Ishmael's

St Ishmael's is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 1,200. It has no listed amenities, but Milford Haven railway station is 6.7 km away. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the St Ishmael's 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

17°CLight drizzle

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:52Sunset 19:39

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026▲ 67% YoY

Violence & sexual offences5

Neighbourhood team: St. Ishmael's · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

A range of Anti-social Behaviour incidents have been reported in Milford Haven.
Community Concerns have been raised in relation to drug activity and associated ASB in the vicinity of Milford Haven

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

13 food businesses within 2 miles

9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Milford Haven (6.7 km)
0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Milford Haven (6.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,862 average▼ 4.2% YoY

Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-06

Detached£307,546

Semi-detached£191,824

Terraced£161,780

Flat£110,686

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: 155.9p · BP (10.5 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (10.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: Little Haven PCNP public car park (5.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
Sports pitches1
Playgrounds1

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

6% low-carbon electricity

Gas 94% · Wind 6%

370 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

St Ishmaels · 0.2 km
St Ishmaels or St Ishmael's is a village, parish and community close to the Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Dale Fort · 2.4 km
Dale Fort is a mid-19th-century coastal artillery fort at Dale Head, a rocky promontory near Dale, Pembrokeshire, west of Milford Haven in Wales. It is one of the centres run by Field Studies Council and offers reside…
Dale, Pembrokeshire · 2.6 km
Dale is a small village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, located on the peninsula which forms the northern side of the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway. The village has 205 inhabitants according to the 200…
Hasguard · 2.7 km
Hasguard is a parish northwest of the town of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name applies to several other locations: Upper and Middle Hasguard, Hasguard Hall, Little Hasguard and Hasguard Cross, this last…
Milford Haven Waterway · 3.1 km
Milford Haven Waterway, or simply Milford Haven, is a natural harbour in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is a ria or drowned valley which was flooded at the end of the last ice age. The Daugleddau estuary winds west to the s…
Watwick Point Beacon · 3.2 km
Watwick Point Beacon is a leading light, which is a type of lighthouse, located near Dale, Pembrokeshire, in Wales. It is designed to lead ships into Milford Haven in conjunction with the West Blockhouse Point Beacons…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Ishmael's?: St Ishmael's is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
How deprived is St Ishmael's?: The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes St Ishmael's, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.