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Merlin's Bridge

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South east Pembrokeshire. About 2,221 people in 6.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Merlin's Bridge, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,220
427th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.7%
3,018th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Merlin's Bridge compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Merlin's BridgeMiddle
Population59 wards, Pembrokeshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Pembrokeshire59 areas from 1,306 to 3,686. The middle area is 2,017. Merlin's Bridge is 2,220.
2,22018th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage59 wards, Pembrokeshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Pembrokeshire59 areas from 7.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 79.5%. Merlin's Bridge is 92.4%.
92.4%15th highest
Claimant rate59 wards, Pembrokeshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Pembrokeshire59 areas from 1.2% to 7.3%. The middle area is 3.0%. Merlin's Bridge is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 15th highest
Aged 15 to 6459 wards, Pembrokeshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Pembrokeshire59 areas from 49.0% to 66.7%. The middle area is 57.6%. Merlin's Bridge is 60.7%.
60.7%11th highest

Figures for the whole of Pembrokeshire

These figures are published for the whole of Pembrokeshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Pembrokeshire and not Merlin's Bridge alone. See Pembrokeshire

Average house price
£208,615
Down 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,438
108th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
83.1years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Merlin's Bridge in brief

Merlin's Bridge had 2,220 usual residents at the census.

In Merlin's Bridge, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Merlin's Bridge, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.7% of residents in Merlin's Bridge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.