SA72 6SS Pembrokeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Pembroke Dock: Pennar.
Streets
- School Gardens, Pembroke Dock / Doc Penfro: 31 addresses
- Unnamed street near School Gardens, Pennar: 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 C (44% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 32 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 1 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: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: 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 32 addresses are between 39 m and 47 m above sea level (42 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 | Pembroke Dock 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Pembroke 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Lamphey 5,860 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Oak Road Pennar | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Lamphey School | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal Pembroke Ferry | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Lower Meyrick Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 116.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Argyle Medical Group | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Family Dental Care | 940 m |
| Hospital | Withybush General Hospital | 14.1 km |
| Police station | Pembroke Dock Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,000 m² | 570 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,280 m² | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock, a scheduled monument, 340 m north. 77 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock | Scheduled monument | 340 m north |
| The Defensible Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Dry-Moat Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Barracks Platform | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Former Dockyard Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north |
| Paterchurch Tower, Pembroke Dock | Scheduled monument | 900 m north-west |
| Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Monkton Old Hall & Vicarage, Pembroke | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barrack Hill | Hill | 370 m north-west |
| Jacob's Pill | Tidal water | 740 m south-east |
| Pennar Ridge | Wetland | 770 m south |
| Cuckoo Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Bangeston Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 32 |
5 of the postcode's 32 addresses are 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 | 40 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 School Gardens.