SA70 7JA Pembrokeshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tenby: South.
Streets
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: 60.
- 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
- 6 Cresswell Street, grade II
- Amroth Cottage, grade II
- Battersea House, grade II
- Bedford House, grade II
- Buckingham House and area railings, grade II
- Carnock House and railings, grade II
- Chestnuts, grade II
- China Cottage, grade II
- Church of the Holy Rood and Saint Teilo, grade II
- Cilrhiw, grade II
- Clarence House Hotel and area railings, grade II
- Devonia, grade II
- Former Presbyterian Church, grade II
- Frogmore House, grade II
- Frogmore Villa, grade II
- Garden railings to York House, grade II
- Garden wall to Quaintways, grade II
- Gumfreston Cottage, grade II
- Hotel Panorama and area railings, grade II
- Imperial Hotel, grade II
- Myrtle House, grade II
- No 1 Alpha Cottages, grade II
- No 1 Cresswell Cottages, grade II
- No 1 Frogmore Terrace, grade II
- No 1 Lydstep Buildings, grade II
- No 1 St David's Cottages, grade II
- No 2 Cresswell Cottages, grade II
- No 2 Frogmore Terrace, grade II
- No 2 Frogmore Villas, grade II
- No 2 Lydstep Buildings, grade II
And 30 more.
Flood risk
None of the 4 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 23 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 590 m |
| Penally 8,960 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Saundersfoot 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Esplanade Tenby | 200 m |
| Ferry terminal | Tenby Ferry Landing | 370 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Five Arches Pay and Display Car Park | 90 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 7.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 98.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tenby Surgery | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 240 m |
| Hospital | Withybush General Hospital | 24.3 km |
| Police station | Tenby Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - New Hedges Cashzone | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7,300 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tenby Town Walls, a listed building (Grade I), 140 m north-west. 340 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tenby Town Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m north-west |
| Tenby Town Wall | Scheduled monument | 160 m north-west |
| Church of Saint Mary in Liberty | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north |
| No 3 Rock Terrace including railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Plantagenet House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Tenby Castle | Scheduled monument | 420 m north-east |
| Fort St Catherine | Scheduled monument | 510 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Cliff | Cliff or slope | 60 m south-east |
| Iron Bar Sands | Beach | 210 m east |
| Traeth y Castell | Beach | 270 m east |
| Castle Sands | Beach | 350 m east |
| Bells Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Little Drinkim | Wetland | 4.2 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
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.