Hook’s story
No listed buildings inside Hook’s built-up area
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HookDyfed
A village of 886 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
886
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median home
£305K
37 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.1
24% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Hook a good place to live?
Hook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Hook stand out
The 3 things Hook does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
49% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hook.
Work & commute
Only 3% of commuters in Hook 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 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Hook comes below both Dyfed’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (16%). For 20% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving96%
On foot2%
Train1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
18%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
Schools
1 state school in Hook
Its one school is below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 71 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listThe Schools page →
Housing
Buying in Hook costs more than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £305K
For Hook, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (£196K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). Owners make up 81% of households.
£305Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hook£305K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £358,500 | 27 |
| Semi-detached | £166,500 | 7 |
81%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
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 Hook: 18.6 per 1,000 residents a year, under Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Hook sits below both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8) on this measure. Burglary and damage come to 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 28 crimes inside Hook’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
18.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Public order6
Damage & arson4
Other theft2
Shoplifting0
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.
18.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
28
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 Hook a healthy place? 84% of its people say their health is good, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
That puts Hook above both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Hook has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Hook | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 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
History
0 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.
Hook has 0 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 26% of its homes were built before 1919.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
26%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Hook, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
On this, Hook is above both Dyfed’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of the population. The median resident of Hook is 47.1 years old.
47.1median age
HookDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Hook | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Picton Castle and 5 more in and around Hook
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hook. Best known first.
CastlePicton Castle2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleBenton Castle4.3 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleHaverfordwest Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or priory · CadwPriordy Hwlffordd3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumHaverfordwest Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWelsh spitfire museum4.4 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haverfordwest Castle: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priordy Hwlffordd: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haverfordwest Museum: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hook
13pages on Hook
The big questions
Safety18.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £305K · rent £694 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Pill RoadSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute37% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Hook’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Merlin's BridgeJohnstonHaverfordwestNeylandCrundalePembroke DockMilford HavenHook
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook | 886 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merlin's Bridge | 2,220 | 2.7 | — | B+ | C− | C− |
| Johnston | 1,766 | 3 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Haverfordwest | 12,088 | 3.5 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Neyland | 3,250 | 3.8 | C− | A− | C− | C |
| Crundale | 1,065 | 4.4 | — | B− | A | B− |
| Pembroke Dock | 9,659 | 5.1 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Milford Haven | 14,251 | 5.8 | D | A− | D− | D |
Merlin's Bridge, Johnston and Crundale have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hook
How much is council tax in Hook?
Band D council tax in Hook 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.
Is Hook expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £166,500 and detached houses £358,500. Private rents in the Pembrokeshire council area averaged £694 a month in August 2026.
Who lives in Hook?
At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Hook’s 886 residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.
About Hook
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Hook is a built-up area of 886 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
- 886 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000350
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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