SA61 2EZ Pembrokeshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Haverfordwest: Castle.
Streets
- Old Bridge, Hwlffordd / Haverfordwest: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near Prospect Place, Hwlffordd: 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: 12.
- 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*
- 10 Old Bridge, grade II
- 18 Old Bridge, grade II
- 2 Old Bridge, grade II
- 20 Old Bridge, grade II
- 4 Old Bridge, grade II
- 43 Bridge Street, grade II
- 44 & 46 Bridge Street, grade II
- 45 Bridge Street, grade II
- 7 Old Bridge, 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 13 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 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 13 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 4 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low 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 addresses are about 5 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 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Johnston (Pembs) 9,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Clarbeston Road 7,670 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Haverfordwest Bus Station | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Haverfordwest Bus Station Bay 6 | 100 m |
| Ferry terminal | Milford Haven - Dock Entrance | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Lake Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 121 km (75 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Saint Thomas Surgery | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Davies Pharmacy | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest D M Snape Bds | 120 m |
| Hospital | Withybush General Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Haverfordwest Police Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Haverfordwest Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,990 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 318 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 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* | 30 m |
| Haverfordwest Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m south-west |
| Haverfordwest Castle | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-west |
| New Bridge and four lamp standards | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| 40 High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Haverfordwest Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Haverfordwest Priory | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Higgons Well | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Haroldston | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowen's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Pelcomb Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Withybush Woods | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Hook Reach | Tidal water | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 13 |
8 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Pembrokeshire: see them on the Pembrokeshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Old Bridge.