New Hedges and Twy Cross’s story
3 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside New Hedges and Twy Cross’ built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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New Hedges and Twy CrossDyfed
A village of 602 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Whatlep · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
602
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median home
£300K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.6
31% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is New Hedges and Twy Cross a good place to live?
New Hedges and Twy Cross has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. 3 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Over-65s are 31% of the population. A Band D home pays £2,166 in council tax.
What makes New Hedges and Twy Cross stand out
The 3 things New Hedges and Twy Cross does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Band D council tax
Council tax
£2,166 Band D
12% below the typical UK town’s £2,472, 2026–27
The Pembrokeshire council average. Welsh Government.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New Hedges and Twy Cross.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in New Hedges and Twy Cross than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 11% are under 15
53.6median age
31% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents. The age that splits New Hedges and Twy Cross in two is 53.6.
New Hedges and Twy CrossDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications24%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 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.
| New Hedges and Twy Cross | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Benefit claims run low in New Hedges and Twy Cross, 1.9% of 16 to 64s, below Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
13%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
13% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Of the commuters living in New Hedges and Twy Cross, 4% work in the town itself. There are 1.4 jobs in New Hedges and Twy Cross for each resident in work. Households had £40K a year before tax, below both Dyfed’s towns (£42K) and Wales’s towns (£44K).
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£40K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
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 New Hedges and Twy Cross cost more than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £300K
£300Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 8% of households, below both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 74%. Private rents average £694 a month across the Pembrokeshire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
New Hedges and Twy Cross£300K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £370,000 | 11 |
74%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
£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 New Hedges and Twy Cross than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 1.3 per 1,000 residents a year
21.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
The violent crime rate is 21.2 per 1,000 residents a year. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 19 offences in New Hedges and Twy Cross and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 95% of the total.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual18
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
21.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
19
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
More people in New Hedges and Twy Cross live with a disability than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 27%
75%good or very good health
Asked at the census, 75% of residents of New Hedges and Twy Cross said they were in good or very good health. 9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Dyfed’s towns (7.4%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | New Hedges and Twy Cross | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 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 · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
History
New Hedges and Twy Cross has fewer old homes than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 20% built before 1919
3listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 3 listed buildings that Cadw records here. For its size, New Hedges and Twy Cross has 50 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
50
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 New Hedges and Twy Cross
13pages on New Hedges and Twy Cross
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Tenby Castle and 7 more in and around New Hedges and Twy Cross
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near New Hedges and Twy Cross. Best known first.
CastleTenby Castle1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumTenby Museum & Art Gallery1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleSt Catherine's Fort2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooManor Wildlife Park3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum · National TrustTudor Merchant's House1.9 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkDinosaur Park2.5 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 (4)
- Tenby Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenby Museum & Art Gallery: Dragonwing88, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Fort: TenbyIsland.co.uk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manor Wildlife Park: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About New Hedges and Twy Cross
Village in Dyfed, Wales
New Hedges and Twy Cross is a built-up area of 602 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
- 602 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000426
New Hedges and Twy Cross’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SaundersfootTenbyWoodenKilgettyNarberthPembrokeWhitlandNew Hedges and Twy Cross
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hedges and Twy Cross | 602 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saundersfoot | 2,515 | 1.2 | D | C | C | C+ |
| Tenby | 4,092 | 1.3 | D | B− | D | C |
| Wooden | 1,300 | 2 | — | C+ | B | C |
| Kilgetty | 1,247 | 2.9 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Narberth | 2,365 | 7.6 | — | B+ | C | C+ |
| Pembroke | 7,963 | 8.9 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Whitland | 1,907 | 9.7 | — | B | C− | C+ |
Wooden, Kilgetty, Narberth and Whitland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about New Hedges and Twy Cross
How many listed buildings are there in New Hedges and Twy Cross?
3 on Cadw’s list. That is 2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in New Hedges and Twy Cross?
Band D council tax in New Hedges and Twy 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.
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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