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St Davids area guide

Who lives in St Davids, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Pembrokeshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,784 (2024)
At a glance

What St Davids is like

St Davids is a city in Pembrokeshire in Wales. Because it sits within a wider neighbourhood, the figures here cover the surrounding area of about 1,784 people. 70% of households own their home, 15.2% rent privately and 13.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 49.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How St Davids compares

Headline figures for St Davids, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 14.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in St Davids. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£46,179

Average annual income before tax, higher than 31% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where St Davids differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    34.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

St Davids FAQs

01
Is St Davids a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 14.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is St Davids safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around St Davids, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
03
Who lives in St Davids?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.7% of residents. 70% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (44.2%).
04
Which council covers St Davids?

The local authority for St Davids is Pembrokeshire.

St Davids comes under Pembrokeshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is St Davids?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is St. Justinian Ferry Landing, 2.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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