Waterston
Waterston is a village in Dyfed, Wales, with a population of around 335. The nearest railway station is Milford Haven, 3.6 km away. There were around 1 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 Waterston 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
16°CSunny
- Today: 16° / 12° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:50
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom
Crime
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
79 food businesses within 2 miles
- 56 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Milford Haven (3.7 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Milford Haven (3.7 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: 155.9p · BP (5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (10.4 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: High Street Car Park, Neyland (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- 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:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,620 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised
e.g. Online History Tutor - Part Time, Become a History Tutor in Waterston – Flexible & Remote, Online History Tutoring Job in Waterston – 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
50% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Solar 41% · Wind 6% · Nuclear 2%
197 gCO₂/kWh · 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
Gulf Refinery, Milford Haven · 0.9 kmThe Gulf Refinery at Milford Haven was an oil refinery situated on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. The refinery, originally owned and operated by Gulf Oil, was opened in August 1968 by Queen Elizabeth II. The plant,…
Waterston · 1.0 kmWaterston is a village near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community and parish of Llanstadwell. It lies on the B4325 road linking Neyland and Milford Haven.
Scoveston Fort · 1.1 kmScoveston Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, U.K., is a Grade II listed building which is part of a series of forts built as the inner line of defence of the Haven following the Royal…
- Scoveston · 1.2 km
Scoveston is a small village near Llanstadwell and lies between Neyland and Steynton in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire. Scoveston is a relatively new village, and the first recording of the name was in the 15th cen…
Llanstadwell · 1.3 kmLlanstadwell is a small village, parish and community in south Pembrokeshire, Wales.
RNMD Milford Haven · 2.3 kmRNMD Milford Haven is a "decommissioned" Royal Naval Armaments Depot located on the north shore of Milford Haven between Milford Haven and Llanstadwel in the County of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The area is known as Newt…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Waterston?
- Waterston is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
- What is the population of Waterston?
- Waterston has an approximate settlement population of 335.
- How deprived is Waterston?
- The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Waterston, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.