Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire)
Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire) is a town in Dyfed, Wales. It has around 1 restaurant and café. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire) 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 rain
- Today: 17° / 15° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 16° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:45
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US 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
61 food businesses within 2 miles
- 49 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
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
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Solva Car Park, Solva (2.5 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)
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
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
6,620 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £35,000 avg
e.g. Chef Manager
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
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
RAF St Davids · 0.5 kmRoyal Air Force St Davids, or more simply RAF St Davids, is a former Royal Air Force station, near the city of St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Solva.
The Bug Farm · 1.2 kmThe Bug Farm or Dr Beynon's Bug Farm is a multipurpose farm and research centre near St Davids, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, run by Dr Sarah Beynon, an entomologist and farmer on her former family farm.
- Dwrhyd Pit · 1.2 km
Dwrhyd Pit is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1957 in an attempt to protect its fragile geological ele…
Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire · 1.5 kmWhitchurch is a small village and parish in north-western Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
Caerfarchell · 1.6 kmCaerfarchell is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 3 miles northeast of St Davids, close by the A487 road. It is in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close.
- Dowrog Common · 1.8 km
Dowrog Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1954 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire)?
- Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire) is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
- How deprived is Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire)?
- The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire), is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.