Neighbourhood · Pembrokeshire · Wales
Pembroke Dock
Pembrokeshire 013 · 6 sub-areas · 9,782 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (67/100)Watch-out: Families (30/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Pembroke Dock is a settled residential pocket of Pembrokeshire. The bigger gravitational centre is Cardiff, around 216 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Pembroke Dock?
A snapshot of Pembroke Dock
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 4 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £687 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Pembroke Dock?
- The median monthly rent across Pembroke Dock is £687.
- How safe is Pembroke Dock?
- Pembroke Dock has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Pembroke Dock?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Pembroke Dock?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Pembroke Dock, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 135762 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Pembroke Dock?
- The most common council tax band in Pembroke Dock is C. Council tax is set by Pembrokeshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Pembroke Dock to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Pembroke Dock to central London is approximately 279 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Pembroke Dock?
- 100% of premises in Pembroke Dock are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Pembroke Dock?
- The average property price across Pembrokeshire (the local authority covering Pembroke Dock) is approximately £221,682, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Pembroke Dock a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.36 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £27,243.)
- Which local areas are part of Pembroke Dock?
- Pembroke Dock contains 6 local areas: Pembrokeshire 013E, Pembrokeshire 013A, Pembrokeshire 013F, Pembrokeshire 013D, Pembrokeshire 013B…
- Where is Pembroke Dock?
- Pembroke Dock sits within Pembrokeshire in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Pembroke Dock
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Pembroke Dock?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Pembroke Dock is £687. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Pembroke Dock a safe place to live?
- Pembroke Dock has a safety score of 15/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Pembroke Dock?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Pembroke Dock are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Pembroke Dock?
- Public-transport commute time from Pembroke Dock to central London is approximately 279 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Pembroke Dock different from the rest of Pembrokeshire?
- Pembroke Dock contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Pembroke Dock rank in Pembrokeshire?
- Pembroke Dock scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Pembrokeshire, see the Cities table on the Pembrokeshire page.
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