Tenby grades D overall against UK towns: better than 15% of UK towns, and #12 of 23 in Dyfed. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+): 34% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−): mean household income £39,824; 3.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £250,000 in the last three years, 6 times what households in the Pembrokeshire council area earn in a year.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Tenby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tenby.
History
334 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Tenby has 334 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 3 Grade I, 16 Grade II*. Tenby has 816 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Dyfed’s towns (32) and Wales’s towns (18). Tenby’s listed buildings include Church of Saint Mary in Liberty, Grade I.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Homes in Tenby see more burglary and damage than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 21.1 per 1,000 a year
For Tenby, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Violence comes to 52.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 434 crimes inside Tenby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 66 reports of anti-social behaviour.
52.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 5% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual239
Damage & arson51
Public order41
Other theft26
Shoplifting24
Drugs22
Burglary12
Other crime7
Anti-social66
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.
52.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
21.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
76% of residents say their health is good or very good
76% of Tenby’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 77% across Dyfed’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
76%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
Census 2021
Tenby
Dyfed
Wales
Good or very good health
76%
77%
78%
Bad or very bad health
7.8%
7.4%
7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)
23%
23%
22%
78.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.4
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B−
Private renting is more common in Tenby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 22% of households
Tenby sits above both Dyfed’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%) on this measure. Owners make up 58% of households. Only one of the 23 towns in Dyfed costs more to buy into than Tenby, whose median sale is £250,000.
£250Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tenby£250K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£396,000
30
Semi-detached
£232,500
34
Terraced
£283,500
61
Flat or maisonette
£217,500
97
58%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
22%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£694
average private rent a month, Pembrokeshire council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Tenby, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
That puts Tenby below both Dyfed’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.
52.4median age
TenbyDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenWalesMen
About 91 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.
Wooden, Kilgetty and Narberth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tenby
Is Tenby safe?
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 95% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Police recorded 434 crimes inside Tenby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 55% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
How many listed buildings are there in Tenby?
334 on Cadw’s list, 3 of them Grade I and 16 Grade II*. That is 33.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of Saint Mary in Liberty. It also has 3 scheduled monuments.
How much is council tax in Tenby?
Band D council tax in Tenby 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 Tenby
Town in Dyfed, Wales
Tenby is a built-up area of 4,092 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
4,092 (Census 2021)
Council
Pembrokeshire
County
Dyfed
Region
Wales
Area
0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
ONS code
W45000444
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.
