Goodwick’s story
13 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Goodwick’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GoodwickDyfed
A village of 2,017 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,017
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median home
£165K
67 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.1
24% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Goodwick a good place to live?
Goodwick has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £165,000, 3.9 years of area income; rent £694 a month. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−): mean household income £41,584; 4.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Goodwick stand out
The 3 things Goodwick does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
40% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: more than in 93% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
How Goodwick grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Goodwick is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeD−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →SafetyC−Open →WalkabilityCOpen →Health7.2% in bad or very bad health, 22% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)C+Open →Hazard risk0.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC+Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryA−Open →Outdoors47% live within 400 m of a park; 25% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeCOpen →Civic life2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Goodwick.
HousingCost of living grade A−
More households rent privately in Goodwick than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 25%
9% live in social housing, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). The median sale, £165,000, comes from 67 standard sales inside Goodwick’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. The owner-occupied share of households is 66%.
£165Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Goodwick£165K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £140,000 | 22 |
| Terraced | £155,975 | 28 |
66%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
25%
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
Schools
1 state school in Goodwick
It is shown below. 110 pupils attend Goodwick’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd Sirol WdigLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 110 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Safety
Crime per resident in Goodwick is higher than in 79% of UK towns
Police figures for Goodwick’s built-up area: 130 crimes and 15 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. Violent crime ran at 37.9 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8).
37.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 9% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual72
Damage & arson20
Public order8
Shoplifting7
Other theft6
Burglary6
Other crime5
Drugs2
Anti-social15
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.
37.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
130
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.
History
Much of Goodwick is a conservation area: 18% of its land, more than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Dyfed’s towns (30%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Grade II covers all 13 listed buildings that Cadw records here. Goodwick has one registered historic park or garden.
13listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II13
1
scheduled monument
1
registered park and garden
48%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
64
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Only 10% of commuters in Goodwick go to work without a car, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, above both Dyfed’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Goodwick counts 0.5 jobs per working resident. About 15% of its commuters stay in Goodwick for work.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot7%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
38%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
4.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 26% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
In Goodwick, 22% of residents have a disability, against 23% in Dyfed’s towns and 22% in Wales’s towns
The nearest A&E to Goodwick is Withybush General Hospital, 13.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town. Nearly four fifths of people in Goodwick rate their own health good or very good.
79%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Goodwick | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 23% | 22% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.9
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
Who lives here
Few people in Goodwick are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, near Dyfed’s towns (16%) and lower than Wales’s towns (17%). Goodwick has a median age of 48.1.
48.1median age
GoodwickDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Goodwick | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Goodwick
13pages on Goodwick
The big questions
SafetyC−37.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £165K · rent £694 a monthHousing23 sold in 12 months · busiest street Harbour VillageSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthC+Work & commuteD−52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC+0.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Goodwick’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Questions about Goodwick
How many listed buildings are there in Goodwick?
13 on Cadw’s list. That is 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Is Goodwick expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £165,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £155,975, semi-detached houses £140,000 and detached houses £300,000.
About Goodwick
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Goodwick is a built-up area of 2,017 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
- 2,017 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000278
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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