Rosemarket’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Rosemarket’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RosemarketDyfed
A village of 626 in Dyfed, Wales. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
626
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median home
£290K
17 sales in 3 years
Median age
48
25% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Rosemarket a good place to live?
Rosemarket has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Rosemarket stand out
The 3 things Rosemarket does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% 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
46% 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 Rosemarket.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 13% in Rosemarket, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census. 1.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below both Dyfed’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%). For every resident in work, Rosemarket has 0.3 jobs.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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
A home in Rosemarket sells for £290K, more than in Dyfed’s towns and across Wales’s towns
Council and housing-body homes hold 12% of households. 11% rent privately, below Dyfed’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. Households that own their home make up 76%.
£290Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rosemarket£290K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £307,500 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 5 |
76%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
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 Rosemarket than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 20.4 per 1,000 residents a year
There were 1.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Dyfed’s towns (6.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike. Each year, 4.2 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. Reported offences in Rosemarket came to 26 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. Nearly two thirds of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
20.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual17
Public order4
Burglary2
Other crime2
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
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.
20.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
26
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
Disability is more common in Rosemarket than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 26% of residents
Seeing a GP means leaving Rosemarket: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Rosemarket is Withybush General Hospital, 5.2 miles away. Asked at the census, 76% of residents of Rosemarket said they were in good or very good health.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Rosemarket | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
History
Rosemarket’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.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, below Dyfed’s towns (30%) and close to Wales’s towns (27%). Relative to its size, Rosemarket keeps 16 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below Dyfed’s towns (36) and Wales’s towns (18) alike.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
16
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
Fewer children live in Rosemarket than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 15% are under 15
Over-65s are a quarter of the population. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Dyfed’s towns (12%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. The middle age in Rosemarket is 48. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
48median age
RosemarketDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Rosemarket | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rosemarket
13pages on Rosemarket
The big questions
Rosemarket’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
JohnstonNeylandMilford HavenPembroke DockMerlin's BridgeHaverfordwestPembrokeRosemarket
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemarket | 626 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnston | 1,766 | 1.9 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Neyland | 3,250 | 1.9 | C− | A− | C− | C |
| Milford Haven | 14,251 | 3.4 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Pembroke Dock | 9,659 | 3.4 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Merlin's Bridge | 2,220 | 3.5 | — | B+ | C− | C− |
| Haverfordwest | 12,088 | 4.5 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Pembroke | 7,963 | 4.8 | D | B+ | D | D |
Johnston and Merlin's Bridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rosemarket
How many listed buildings are there in Rosemarket?
1 on Cadw’s list.
How much is council tax in Rosemarket?
Band D council tax in Rosemarket 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 Rosemarket
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Rosemarket is a built-up area of 626 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
- 626 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000376
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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