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Housing in St Davids

What the homes in St Davids are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
Pembrokeshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,784 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (44.2%). Flats make up 6.6%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

St DavidsWales
Detached44.2%28.5%
Semi-detached30.7%32.1%
Terraced17.5%26.6%
Purpose-built flat3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.9%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70% of households in the St Davids area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.2% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 52.7% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

St Davids
70%
15%
14%
Wales
  • Owned70%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.3%
  • Private rented15.2%17%
  • Social rented13.7%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

St DavidsWales
Owned outright52.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%14.5%
Other private rented5.1%2.5%
From the council9.5%8.7%
From a housing association4.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

St DavidsWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24%). 14.6% of households include dependent children.

St DavidsWales
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over24%14.6%
Couple, no children16.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children9.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Pembrokeshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Pembrokeshire (August 2026, +4.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

PembrokeshireWales
All homes£694£846
One bedroom£514£636
Two bedrooms£640£779
Three bedrooms£760£890
Four or more£1,036£1,247
Detached£851£1,083
Semi-detached£723£877
Terraced£704£833
Flat or maisonette£575£706
About these figures

Because St Davids sits within a wider census neighbourhood, the figures on this tab cover the surrounding area of about 1,784 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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