Brawdy’s story
4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Brawdy’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BrawdyDyfed
A village of 520 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Rickeston Hall · Photo: Jeff Gogarty · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
520
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median age
32.3
14% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Brawdy a good place to live?
Brawdy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Brawdy stand out
The 3 things Brawdy does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Rickeston Hall; 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 5 is 15 to 24
18% of residents, against 12% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brawdy.
Who lives here
A young town: 18% of people in Brawdy are 15 to 24, more than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
Brawdy sits above both Dyfed’s towns (12%) and Wales’s towns (12%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents. Half the people of Brawdy are older than 32.3.
32.3median age
BrawdyDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
36% women, 64% men
About 55 women for every 100 men. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Brawdy | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Brawdy work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 18% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Brawdy below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot8%
Bus1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Brawdy than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 14%
On this, Brawdy is below both Dyfed’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Owners make up 69% of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Brawdy£0K
Typical UK town£277K
69%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
14%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£694
average private rent a month, Pembrokeshire council area
£2,166
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Brawdy: 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year, under Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
In the comparison, Brawdy comes below both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Burglary and damage come to 0 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 2 crimes inside Brawdy’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
3.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
3.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Is Brawdy a healthy place? 89% of its people say their health is good, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
For Brawdy, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). The nearest A&E to Brawdy is Withybush General Hospital, 8.4 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Brawdy | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 23% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL
History
4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Brawdy has 4 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 35% of its homes were built before 1919.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II3
Among them · Grade II*
- Rickeston Hall Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
77
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brawdy
12pages on Brawdy
The big questions
Brawdy’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
St DavidsHaverfordwestCrundaleMerlin's BridgeGoodwickJohnstonFishguardBrawdy
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brawdy | 520 | — | — | — | — | — |
| St Davids | 1,345 | 5.7 | — | C | B | B+ |
| Haverfordwest | 12,088 | 8.4 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Crundale | 1,065 | 8.5 | — | B− | A | B− |
| Merlin's Bridge | 2,220 | 9.2 | — | B+ | C− | C− |
| Goodwick | 2,017 | 10 | — | A− | C− | C+ |
| Johnston | 1,766 | 10 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Fishguard | 3,422 | 10 | C− | B | D | C+ |
St Davids, Crundale, Merlin's Bridge, Goodwick and Johnston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Brawdy
How many listed buildings are there in Brawdy?
4 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Brawdy?
Band D council tax in Brawdy is £2,166 for 2026–27, less than in 83% of UK towns (the Pembrokeshire council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Brawdy
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Brawdy is a built-up area of 520 people, in the Pembrokeshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 520 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000294
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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