Caerwys’s story
15 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Caerwys’ built-up area.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CaerwysClwyd
A village of 953 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
953
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median home
£247K
62 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.4
29% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Caerwys a good place to live?
Caerwys has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Caerwys stand out
The 3 things Caerwys does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Michael; 6.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
47% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caerwys.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Caerwys: 29% are 65 or over, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Clwyd’s towns (10%) and Wales’s towns (12%), and the share of residents under 15 is 14%. At 51.4, the median resident of Caerwys sits in the middle of the age range. Also worth knowing: among adults, 36% have a degree.
51.4median age
CaerwysClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Caerwys | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Caerwys
It appears below. The town’s primary school has 63 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Yr EsgobLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 63 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer people aged 16 to 64 in Caerwys claim unemployment benefits than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 1.5%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.7 jobs in Caerwys for each resident in work. 8% of commuters who live in Caerwys also work there. For 18% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. On top of that, at the census, 11% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Clwyd’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (16%).
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Bus2%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
31%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£48K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
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
Homes in Caerwys cost more than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £247K
Owners make up 70% of households, above Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. Social housing holds 10% of households. Private rents average £811 a month across the Flintshire council area.
£247Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Caerwys£247K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £340,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £199,950 | 15 |
| Terraced | £177,000 | 15 |
70%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
19%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£811
average private rent a month, Flintshire council area
£2,376
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 Caerwys see less burglary and damage than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 6.3 per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 41 crimes inside Caerwys’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence came to 26.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Clwyd’s towns (34.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Of all the crimes, 61% were violence and sexual offences.
26.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual25
Damage & arson6
Public order3
Other theft3
Other crime3
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social5
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.
26.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
41
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
Disability is less common in Caerwys, 17% of residents, than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Caerwys: the nearest practice is 4 miles away. At the census, 81% of people in Caerwys called their health good or very good, above both Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%). 5.6% of residents report bad or very bad health. The nearest A&E to Caerwys is Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, 8.1 miles away.
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Caerwys | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy.
History
More of the land in Caerwys is conservation area than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 37%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Caerwys keeps 157 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up just over two fifths of the total, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Cadw’s list names 15 listed buildings here: 2 Grade II*.
15listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II13
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Michael Grade II*
- Old Court Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
41%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
157
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 Caerwys
13pages on Caerwys
The big questions
Safety26.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £247K · rent £811 a monthHousing17 sold in 12 months · busiest street Pen Y Cefn RoadSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Famous people from Caerwys
6 notable people were born in Caerwys.
T
Thomas WynneWelsh-American physician and politician (1627-1692)G
Gareth PowellBritish-born Australian author · 1934–2016M
Myfanwy TalogWelsh actress (1944–1995)R
Rowland EllisBritish bishop (1841-1911)Caerwys’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HolywellPentre HalkynBagilltDyserthSt AsaphDenbighMelidenCaerwys
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caerwys | 953 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holywell | 7,741 | 3.9 | D | A− | D | D |
| Pentre Halkyn | 1,082 | 4.4 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Bagillt | 5,943 | 5.3 | D | A− | C− | D |
| Dyserth | 2,038 | 5.7 | — | B+ | B− | C |
| St Asaph | 3,483 | 5.8 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
| Denbigh | 8,072 | 6.1 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Meliden | 2,002 | 6.6 | — | A− | C | C |
Pentre Halkyn, Dyserth and Meliden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Caerwys
How many listed buildings are there in Caerwys?
15 on Cadw’s list, 2 of them Grade II*. That is 6.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Caerwys?
Band D council tax in Caerwys is £2,376 for 2026–27, less than in 63% of UK towns (the Flintshire council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Caerwys
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Caerwys is a built-up area of 953 people, in the Flintshire 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
- 953 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000067
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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