Clawdd Poncen’s story
Old homes in Clawdd Poncen: 50% built before 1919
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Clawdd PoncenClwyd
280 people live in this village in Clwyd, Wales.
Population
280
Census 2021 · Denbighshire council
Median age
33.8
19% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
10%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
31%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Clawdd Poncen a good place to live?
Clawdd Poncen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. One in ten adults have a degree-level qualification. 50% of its homes date from before 1919. On the way to work, 31% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
What makes Clawdd Poncen stand out
The 3 things Clawdd Poncen does most differently from other towns.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Clwyd 29%.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
31% walk, cycle or ride
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clawdd Poncen.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Clawdd Poncen than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 9.7% of adults
The under-15s are 24% of the population here. 19% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). The age that splits Clawdd Poncen in two is 33.8. People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
33.8median age
Clawdd PoncenClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications37%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level10%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Clawdd Poncen | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 9.7% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Clawdd Poncen
It is listed below. 89 pupils attend Clawdd Poncen’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Caer DrewynLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 89 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
The car carries only 68% of commuters in Clawdd Poncen, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 2% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 54% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 2% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
31%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving68%
On foot26%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
54%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
2%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
Social housing is more common in Clawdd Poncen than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns, at 57% of households
Private renters make up 8% of households, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). The owner-occupied share of households is 34%. That is the middle of 2 standard sales inside Clawdd Poncen’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Clawdd Poncen£0K
Typical UK town£277K
34%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£718
average private rent a month, Denbighshire council area
£2,339
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
Burglary and damage hit Clawdd Poncen harder than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 14.3 per 1,000 residents a year
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 16 recorded crimes inside Clawdd Poncen’s built-up area, and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 17.9 reports per 1,000, above both Clwyd’s towns (15.1) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Violence and sexual offences made up half of the total.
38.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Damage & arson2
Other theft2
Public order1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social1
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.
38.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17.9
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
More people in Clawdd Poncen say their health is bad than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 9.6%
A disability affects nearly a quarter of people in Clawdd Poncen. Just over three quarters of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Seeing a GP means leaving Clawdd Poncen: the nearest practice is 0.7 miles away.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Clawdd Poncen | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.6% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
History
No listed buildings in Clawdd Poncen
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list has no building inside Clawdd Poncen’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
50%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
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 Clawdd Poncen
11pages on Clawdd Poncen
The big questions
Clawdd Poncen’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
RuthinLlangollenY BalaTrevorClawdd Poncen
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clawdd Poncen | 280 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruthin | 5,700 | 9.1 | B− | B+ | C− | B |
| Llangollen | 3,048 | 9.1 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Y Bala | 1,993 | 11 | — | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Trevor | 1,397 | 12 | — | B− | B− | C− |
Y Bala and Trevor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Clawdd Poncen
How much is council tax in Clawdd Poncen?
Band D council tax in Clawdd Poncen is £2,339 for 2026–27, less than in 68% of UK towns (the Denbighshire council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Clawdd Poncen
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Clawdd Poncen is a built-up area of 280 people, in the Denbighshire 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
- 280 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Denbighshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000160
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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