MERLINS CROSS, SA71 4AG House Prices & Local Information

SA71 4AG is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Merlins Cross, 0.2km from Merlin's Cross in Pembroke. Administratively it sits within Pembroke: St Michael ward and the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency.

This is a strong family neighbourhood — a spacious suburb popular with older working households approaching retirement. During the day, mainly white older workforce, self-employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, with some construction. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 53) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 90% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 5 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £289k, up 4.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SA71 4AG are sourced from Output Area W00003267 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.