Dinas Cross’s story
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Dinas Cross’ built-up area.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Dinas CrossDyfed
A village of 484 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Brynhenllan Chapel · Photo: ceridwen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
484
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median home
£322K
20 sales in 3 years
Median age
58.4
37% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Dinas Cross a good place to live?
Dinas Cross has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Dinas Cross stand out
The 3 things Dinas Cross does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dinas Cross.
Who lives here
Dinas Cross has fewer young adults than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 6% are 15 to 24
37% of residents are 65 or over, above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). The under-15s are 10% of the population here. The median resident of Dinas Cross is 58.4 years old.
58.4median age
Dinas CrossDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
37%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Dinas Cross | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Dinas Cross: 18% commute under 5 km, below Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove to work at the census. Households had £42K a year before tax, near Dyfed’s towns (£42K) and lower than Wales’s towns (£44K). Dinas Cross counts 0.4 jobs per working resident. Of the commuters living locally, 1% work in the town itself.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot6%
Bus3%
Train1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
3%
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
Homes in Dinas Cross cost more than in Dyfed’s towns and across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £322K
10% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 14% of households, below Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. Owners make up just over three quarters of households.
£322Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Dinas Cross£322K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £355,000 | 10 |
| Terraced | £312,000 | 6 |
76%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
10%
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
Violence is recorded less often in Dinas Cross than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 17.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Homes saw 7.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Dyfed’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (10.7) alike. Over the year to August 2026, 18 offences were reported in Dinas Cross, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour. 39% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
17.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Burglary3
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Bicycle theft1
Anti-social1
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.
17.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
18
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Fewer people in Dinas Cross live with a disability than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 17%
At the census, 5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 82% of Dinas Cross’ residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.8 miles off.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Dinas Cross | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy.
History
Old homes shape Dinas Cross: 60% were built before 1919, more than in Dyfed’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Dinas Cross counts 227 listed buildings. The town has 11 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 1 Grade II*.
11listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II10
Among them · Grade II*
- Brynhenllan Chapel Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
60%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
227
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Newport Castle and 3 more in and around Dinas Cross
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Dinas Cross. Best known first.
CastleNewport Castle4.1 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleNewport Castle (site)4.3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionFfald-y-Brenin Christian Retreat Centre4.8 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleFishguard Fort4 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Newport Castle: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dinas Cross
13pages on Dinas Cross
The big questions
Dinas Cross’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
FishguardGoodwickSt DogmaelsCardiganDinas Cross
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinas Cross | 484 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishguard | 3,422 | 3.6 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Goodwick | 2,017 | 4.4 | — | A− | C− | C+ |
| St Dogmaels | 1,013 | 10 | — | B | B− | B− |
| Cardigan | 3,767 | 11 | D | B− | D− | D |
Goodwick and St Dogmaels have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Dinas Cross
How many listed buildings are there in Dinas Cross?
11 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 9.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Dinas Cross?
Band D council tax in Dinas Cross 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 Dinas Cross
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Dinas Cross is a built-up area of 484 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
- 484 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000274
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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