Glyn Ceiriog’s story
8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Glyn Ceiriog’s built-up area.
54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Glyn CeiriogClwyd
Population 435: a village in Clwyd, Wales. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
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Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
435
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median age
47.8
25% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Glyn Ceiriog a good place to live?
There are no grades for Glyn Ceiriog: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 54% of homes were built before 1919. 8 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
What makes Glyn Ceiriog stand out
The 3 things Glyn Ceiriog does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Ceiriog Memorial Institute including retaining wall and railings; 7.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glyn Ceiriog.
Who lives here
Glyn Ceiriog has fewer young adults than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 9.2% are 15 to 24
Half of Glyn Ceiriog is older than 47.8, half younger. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents.
47.8median age
Glyn CeiriogClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications24%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Glyn Ceiriog | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Glyn Ceiriog
It appears below. 83 pupils attend Glyn Ceiriog’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol CynddelwLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 83 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 22% in Glyn Ceiriog, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 15% of workers, below Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.2%. About 8% of its commuters stay in Glyn Ceiriog for work. There are 0.3 jobs in Glyn Ceiriog for each resident in work.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot10%
Bus3%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
15%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
More households in Glyn Ceiriog live in social housing than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 29%
Private rents average £770 a month across the Wrexham council area. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Glyn Ceiriog’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
Glyn Ceiriog£0K
Typical UK town£277K
54%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
15%
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
Burglary and damage hit Glyn Ceiriog harder than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 21.5 per 1,000 residents a year
Of all the crimes, 55% were violence and sexual offences. Violence came to 63.6 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (34.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 38 offences in Glyn Ceiriog and 13 cases of nuisance behaviour.
63.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual21
Damage & arson6
Public order3
Weapons3
Other theft2
Burglary1
Drugs1
Other crime1
Anti-social13
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.
63.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
21.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
31.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
38
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
Good or very good health: 79% of Glyn Ceiriog’s residents
The nearest A&E to Glyn Ceiriog is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 10.7 miles away. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.7 miles off.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Glyn Ceiriog | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 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
Glyn Ceiriog is rich in listed buildings: 184 per 10,000 residents, 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.
8listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II7
Among them · Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
54%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
184
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Glyn Valley Tramway Shed and 7 more in and around Glyn Ceiriog
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Glyn Ceiriog. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumGlyn Valley Tramway Shedin town
CastleCastell Dinas Brân4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumPlas Newydd3.4 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayLlangollen Railway3.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumLlangollen Motor Museum5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumLlangollen Museum3.6 km outside town, to the north
CastleCastell Dinas Brân4.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumPlas Newydd3.4 km outside town, to the northHeritage railwayLlangollen Railway3.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumLlangollen Motor Museum5 km outside town, to the northMuseumLlangollen Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plas Newydd: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Railway: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Motor Museum: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Museum: Alex Liivet from Chester, United Kingdom, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Glyn Ceiriog
12pages on Glyn Ceiriog
The big questions
Glyn Ceiriog’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LlangollenTrevorWeston RhynChirkAcrefair and Cefn-mawrGobowenRuabonGlyn Ceiriog
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Ceiriog | 435 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llangollen | 3,048 | 2.6 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Trevor | 1,397 | 4.6 | — | B− | B− | C− |
| Weston Rhyn | 1,381 | 5.1 | — | A | C+ | C+ |
| Chirk | 3,930 | 5.4 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 6,905 | 5.7 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Gobowen | 3,046 | 6.7 | C− | A | C | C |
| Ruabon | 3,414 | 7.2 | C− | B+ | D | C |
Trevor and Weston Rhyn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Glyn Ceiriog
How many listed buildings are there in Glyn Ceiriog?
8 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 7.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Glyn Ceiriog?
Band D council tax in Glyn Ceiriog 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 Glyn Ceiriog
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Glyn Ceiriog is a built-up area of 435 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
- 435 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000179
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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