Tavernspite’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Tavernspite’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TavernspiteDyfed
A village of 334 in Dyfed, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
334
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median home
£290K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.9
29% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Tavernspite a good place to live?
Tavernspite has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Tavernspite stand out
The 3 things Tavernspite does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tavernspite.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Tavernspite: 29% are 65 or over, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
In the comparison, Tavernspite comes above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). 13% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Tavernspite is 52.9 years old.
52.9median age
TavernspiteDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Tavernspite | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 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 Tavernspite
Its one school is below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernspite C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Tavernspite work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 19% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Tavernspite, that is below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). At the census, 12% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot11%
Bus1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
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 Tavernspite cost more than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £290K
Tavernspite sits above both Dyfed’s towns (£196K) and Wales’s towns (£195K) on this measure. Owners make up 82% of households.
£290Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tavernspite£290K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £311,000 | 10 |
82%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
12%
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
Crime recorded by police in Tavernspite
Police recorded 17 crimes inside Tavernspite’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 76% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
34.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual13
Damage & arson2
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
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.
34.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
17
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
Bad health is less common in Tavernspite than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 3.3% of residents
That puts Tavernspite below both Dyfed’s towns (7.4%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Tavernspite has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.9 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Tavernspite | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 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
Old homes shape Tavernspite: 43% were built before 1919, more than in 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.
On this, Tavernspite is above both Dyfed’s towns (30%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Tavernspite has 2 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
43%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
60
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Colby Woodland Garden and 2 more in and around Tavernspite
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tavernspite. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustColby Woodland Garden4.7 km outside town, to the southGardenGarden · National TrustColby Walled Garden4.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumCanolfan Hywel Dda Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Colby Woodland Garden: DanielR235, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tavernspite
13pages on Tavernspite
The big questions
Safety34.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £290K · rent £694 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tavernspite’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WhitlandNarberthKilgettySaundersfootWoodenSt ClearsTenbyTavernspite
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernspite | 334 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitland | 1,907 | 2.9 | — | B | C− | C+ |
| Narberth | 2,365 | 4.5 | — | B+ | C | C+ |
| Kilgetty | 1,247 | 4.5 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Saundersfoot | 2,515 | 5.7 | D | C | C | C+ |
| Wooden | 1,300 | 5.8 | — | C+ | B | C |
| St Clears | 1,787 | 6.7 | — | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Tenby | 4,092 | 8 | D | B− | D | C |
Whitland, Narberth, Kilgetty, Wooden and St Clears have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tavernspite
How many listed buildings are there in Tavernspite?
2 on Cadw’s list. That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
How much is council tax in Tavernspite?
Band D council tax in Tavernspite 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 Tavernspite
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Tavernspite is a built-up area of 334 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
- 334 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000339
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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