Bangor-on-Dee’s story
5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Bangor-on-Dee’s built-up area.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Bangor-on-DeeClwyd
In Clwyd, Wales, this village has 779 residents.
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Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
779
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median home
£270K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.8
35% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Bangor-on-Dee a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bangor-on-Dee is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Bangor-on-Dee stand out
The 3 things Bangor-on-Dee does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
20% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St. Dunawd; 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bangor-on-Dee.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Bangor-on-Dee than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 12% are under 15
Residents of Bangor-on-Dee have a median age of 54.8. Over-65s are 35% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Clwyd’s towns (10%) and Wales’s towns (12%).
54.8median age
Bangor-on-DeeClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bangor-on-Dee | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Bangor-on-Dee
It is shown below. The town’s primary school has 93 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Sant DunawdLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 93 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 1.1% of 16 to 64s in Bangor-on-Dee claim unemployment benefits, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
27% of workers worked mainly from home, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%). For every resident in work, Bangor-on-Dee has 0.3 jobs. Work in town: 1% of resident commuters. Also worth knowing: a household here earns £50K a year before tax, on average.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot4%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Buying in Bangor-on-Dee costs more than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £270K
The private rented sector houses 14% of households. Social housing holds 8% of households, below both Clwyd’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%). 78% of households own their home.
£270Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bangor-on-Dee£270K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £280,000 | 8 |
78%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
14%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£770
average private rent a month, Wrexham council area
£2,309
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Bangor-on-Dee see less burglary and damage than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 2.1 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime ran at 10.7 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (34.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Police recorded 16 crimes inside Bangor-on-Dee’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. 44% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
10.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Other theft4
Public order2
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social7
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
10.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
16
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Just 4.2% of people in Bangor-on-Dee say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
A disability affects 19% of people in Bangor-on-Dee. 80% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. This Clwyd town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.7 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Bangor-on-Dee | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 22% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Much of Bangor-on-Dee is a conservation area: 15% of its land, more than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Bangor-on-Dee has 64 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Just over a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, above Clwyd’s towns (18%) and close to Wales’s towns (27%).
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II4
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St. Dunawd Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
26%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
64
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bangor-on-Dee
13pages on Bangor-on-Dee
The big questions
Safety10.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £270K · rent £770 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute40% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Bangor-on-Dee’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Pentre MaelorMarchwielWrexhamHoltRhostyllenRuabonFarndonBangor-on-Dee
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee | 779 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pentre Maelor | 1,814 | 2.2 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Marchwiel | 1,038 | 2.5 | — | B | B | C |
| Wrexham | 44,781 | 4.5 | D | B | D− | D |
| Holt | 1,084 | 5.1 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Rhostyllen | 2,760 | 5.1 | C | B | C | C |
| Ruabon | 3,414 | 5.5 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Farndon | 2,227 | 5.7 | — | C− | A+ | A |
Pentre Maelor, Marchwiel, Holt and Farndon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bangor-on-Dee
How many listed buildings are there in Bangor-on-Dee?
5 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Bangor-on-Dee?
Band D council tax in Bangor-on-Dee is £2,309 for 2026–27, less than in 74% of UK towns (the Wrexham council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Bangor-on-Dee
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Bangor-on-Dee is a built-up area of 779 people, in the Wrexham council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 779 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000159
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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