Whitehill’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Whitehill’s built-up area.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WhitehillDyfed
A village of 300 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
300
Census 2021 · Pembrokeshire council
Median age
58.2
35% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Whitehill a good place to live?
Whitehill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Whitehill stand out
The 3 things Whitehill does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Own outright
Housing
67% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Whitehill.
Who lives here
Whitehill skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
On this, Whitehill is above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). 6.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Whitehill are older than 58.2.
58.2median age
WhitehillDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Whitehill | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Whitehill work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 17% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Whitehill comes below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving96%
On foot4%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.7%
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
Whitehill is a town of owners: 91% of households own their home, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
For Whitehill, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Social housing holds 0% of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Whitehill£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £357,500 | 6 |
91%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
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
Whitehill records less violent crime per resident than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 1.1 per 1,000 a year
Whitehill sits below both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8) on this measure. Homes see 0 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 0 crimes inside Whitehill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
1.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
1.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
0
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
Just 4.7% of people in Whitehill say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
That puts Whitehill below both Dyfed’s towns (7.4%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Whitehill has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 5 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Whitehill | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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
1 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Whitehill has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 25% of its homes were built before 1919.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
33
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 →Carew Castle and 8 more in and around Whitehill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Whitehill. Best known first.
CastleCarew Castle1.3 km outside town, to the south
CastleBenton Castle4.6 km outside town, to the west
CastleUpton Castle3 km outside town, to the west
ZooManor Wildlife Park4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCarew Cheriton Control Tower1.7 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseHistoric houseCresselly House1.3 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 (5)
- Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upton Castle: Thomas Nicholls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manor Wildlife Park: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Cheriton Control Tower: Scott Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Whitehill
12pages on Whitehill
The big questions
Whitehill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WoodenKilgettyPembrokeSaundersfootPembroke DockTenbyNeylandWhitehill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehill | 300 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wooden | 1,300 | 4 | — | C+ | B | C |
| Kilgetty | 1,247 | 4.8 | — | B− | B | C+ |
| Pembroke | 7,963 | 4.8 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Saundersfoot | 2,515 | 5.1 | D | C | C | C+ |
| Pembroke Dock | 9,659 | 5.4 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Tenby | 4,092 | 5.4 | D | B− | D | C |
| Neyland | 3,250 | 5.6 | C− | A− | C− | C |
Wooden and Kilgetty have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Whitehill
How much is council tax in Whitehill?
Band D council tax in Whitehill 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.
How many listed buildings are there in Whitehill?
1 on Cadw’s list. That is 1.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Whitehill
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Whitehill is a built-up area of 300 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
- 300 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pembrokeshire
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000407
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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