SA61 2AJ Pembrokeshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Haverfordwest: Castle.
Streets
- Swansquare, Hwlffordd / Haverfordwest: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Pembrokeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,166 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,444 | £1,685 | £1,925 | £2,166 | £2,648 | £3,129 | £3,610 | £4,332 | £5,054 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (31% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Haverfordwest. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 27.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- The Old Bridge, grade II*
- (including Hylton John Boys Shop), grade II
- 1 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- 2 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- 2 Holloway, grade II
- 2 Old Bridge, grade II
- 3 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- 4 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- 4 Old Bridge, grade II
- 43 Bridge Street, grade II
- 44 & 46 Bridge Street, grade II
- 45 Bridge Street, grade II
- 5 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- 6 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- 7 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- 8 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- Allied House, grade II
- Belsize, No 13 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- Dwarf wall, railings and gates before the Ebenezer Chapel, grade II
- Ebenezer Chapel, grade II
- No. 10 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- No. 11 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- No. 12 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- No. 9 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- Railings in front of Nos 1-6 Gloucester Terrace, grade II
- Telephone Call-box on NW abutment of Old Bridge, grade II
- The Fishguard Arms Inn, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 1 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haverfordwest 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m |
| Johnston (Pembs) 9,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Clarbeston Road 7,670 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Bus Station Haverfordwest | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Haverfordwest Bus Station Bay 6 | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Milford Haven - Dock Entrance | 11.5 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Castle Lake Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 950 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 121.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Saint Thomas Surgery | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Davies Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest D M Snape Bds | 120 m |
| Hospital | Withybush General Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Haverfordwest Police Station | 830 m |
| Cash machines | MFG - Haverfordwest Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,990 m² | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m east. 318 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 23 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| Haverfordwest Castle | Scheduled monument | 130 m south |
| Haverfordwest Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south |
| Church of Saint Martin of Tours | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| 40 High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| Haverfordwest Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 740 m south-east |
| Haverfordwest Priory | Scheduled monument | 800 m south-east |
| Higgons Well | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Haroldston | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowen's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north |
| Red Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Pelcomb Hill | Hill | 3.0 km north-west |
| Withybush Woods | Wood | 3.2 km north |
| Hook Reach | Tidal water | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Swansquare.