SA70 7BS Pembrokeshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tenby: South.
Streets
- Pier Hill, Dinbych-y-Pysgod / Tenby: 9 addresses
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 C (29% of about 1,620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tenby. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 37.
- 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
- Laston House, grade II*
- The Former Assembly Rooms, grade II*
- 1 Pier Hill, grade II
- 1 St Julian's Street, grade II
- 2 Castle Square, grade II
- 2 Pier Hill, grade II
- 3 Pier Hill, grade II
- Castle Court and retaining wall to left, grade II
- Church of St Julian, grade II
- Former Fishermen's Rooms, grade II
- Former house of the artist Charles Norris, grade II
- Former Lifeboat House, grade II
- Gwynne House, including area railings, grade II
- Harbour House, grade II
- Kemendine and area railings, grade II
- No 1 St Julian Terrace, grade II
- No 2 St Catherine's and area railings, grade II
- No 2 St Julian Terrace, grade II
- No 3 St Julian Terrace (Beauchief House), grade II
- No 4 St Julian Terrace, grade II
- No 5 St Julian Terrace, grade II
- No 6 St Julian Terrace, grade II
- Nos 1-16 Archway Stores, grade II
- Nos 1-4 The Stores, grade II
- Outbuilding on N side of beach approach, grade II
- Pier House, grade II
- Retaining wall and parapet to raised roadway before Nos 1, 2 & 3, grade II
- Retaining wall to Bridge Street, grade II
- Retaining wall to Pier Hill and former lifeboat house, grade II
- Sleeman's Stores, grade II
And 7 more.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 9 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 4 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 9 addresses are between 4 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
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 | Tenby 133,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| Penally 8,960 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Saundersfoot 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest South Parade Terminus Only Tenby | 340 m |
| Ferry terminal | Tenby Ferry Landing | 120 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Car Park | 330 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 98.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tenby Surgery | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 240 m |
| Hospital | Withybush General Hospital | 24.2 km |
| Police station | Tenby Police Station | 470 m |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - New Hedges Cashzone | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7,300 m² | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Laston House, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 337 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Laston House | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| The Former Assembly Rooms | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| No 6 Lexden Terrace (Lexden House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south |
| Tenby Castle | Scheduled monument | 130 m east |
| No 5 Lexden Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south |
| Tenby Town Wall | Scheduled monument | 320 m south-west |
| Fort St Catherine | Scheduled monument | 390 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Sands | Beach | 210 m south-east |
| Traeth y Castell | Beach | 230 m south |
| Iron Bar Sands | Beach | 280 m south |
| South Cliff | Cliff or slope | 360 m south-west |
| Bells Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Little Drinkim | Wetland | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 3.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 37% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Pier Hill.