Letterston’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Letterston’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LetterstonDyfed
A village of 836 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: ceridwen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
836
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median home
£195K
27 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.7
30% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Letterston a good place to live?
Letterston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Letterston stand out
The 3 things Letterston 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.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
30% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Letterston.
Who lives here
Letterston skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
At 48.7, the median resident of Letterston sits in the middle of the age range. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (12%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Among adults, 29% have a degree.
48.7median age
LetterstonDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Letterston | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Letterston
It is shown below. 101 pupils attend Letterston’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Ger y Llan V.C. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 101 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Commuters in Letterston travel far: only 22% go under 5 km, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. The car took 89% of commuters, above Dyfed’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. A household here earns £46K a year before tax, on average. Of the commuters living in Letterston, 14% work in the town itself.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot8%
Bus2%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
16%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
Few households rent privately in Letterston: 14%, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
70% of households own their home. The median sale, £195,000, comes from 27 standard sales inside Letterston’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £694 a month across the Pembrokeshire council area.
£195Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Letterston£195K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £308,750 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 5 |
70%
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Letterston than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.9 reports per 1,000, below both Dyfed’s towns (6.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Per 1,000 residents, 27.4 violent crimes are recorded each year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 36 crimes inside Letterston’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 75% of the total.
27.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual27
Other theft3
Vehicle crime2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
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.
27.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
36
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
Most people in Letterston (77%) report good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Letterston is Withybush General Hospital, 8.1 miles away. This Dyfed town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.7 miles away. A disability affects just over a fifth of people locally.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Letterston | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
History
Letterston’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 31% of the total, about level with Dyfed’s towns (30%) and above Wales’s towns (27%). For its size, Letterston has 12 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
31%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
12
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 Letterston
12pages on Letterston
The big questions
Safety27.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £195K · rent £694 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street St Davids RoadSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Letterston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
FishguardGoodwickCrundaleHaverfordwestMerlin's BridgeSt DavidsJohnstonLetterston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letterston | 836 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishguard | 3,422 | 4.5 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Goodwick | 2,017 | 5 | — | A− | C− | C+ |
| Crundale | 1,065 | 7.4 | — | B− | A | B− |
| Haverfordwest | 12,088 | 8.8 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Merlin's Bridge | 2,220 | 9.8 | — | B+ | C− | C− |
| St Davids | 1,345 | 12 | — | C | B | B+ |
| Johnston | 1,766 | 12 | — | B+ | D | C |
Goodwick, Crundale, Merlin's Bridge, St Davids 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 Letterston
How many listed buildings are there in Letterston?
1 on Cadw’s list.
Is Letterston expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £195,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £210,000, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £308,750.
About Letterston
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Letterston is a built-up area of 836 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
- 836 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000287
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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