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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

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

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

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 (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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Gulf Refinery, Milford Haven · 0.9 km

    The 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 km

    Waterston 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 km

    Scoveston 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 km

    Llanstadwell is a small village, parish and community in south Pembrokeshire, Wales.

  • RNMD Milford Haven · 2.3 km

    RNMD 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)

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.