7.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, above both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Typical age in Gorsedd: 57.8, the median. Also worth knowing: among adults, 44% have a degree.

57.8median age

GorseddClwydWales

ClwydWales

Ages · share of residents

33%

Qualifications · residents 16 and older

No qualifications11%

Apprenticeship7%

A levels or similar20%

Degree level44%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 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.

Ages and qualifications in Gorsedd
	Gorsedd	Clwyd	Wales
Under 15	12%	17%	17%
15–24	7.2%	10%	12%
25–44	13%	23%	25%
45–64	35%	27%	26%
65+	33%	23%	21%
No qualifications	11%	20%	20%
Apprenticeship	7.1%	6.5%	5.6%
A levels or similar	20%	17%	17%
Degree level	44%	29%	31%

Full pageGorsedd’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.8 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households160 households · 93% own their home Where people were born1.4% born outside the UK Questions“What is the population of Gorsedd?”

ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL

Work & commute

Commuters in Gorsedd travel far: only 9% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

32% of workers worked mainly from home, above Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. Average household income comes to £49K a year before tax. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026.

7%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving92%

On foot3%

Bus3%

Bicycle2%

of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%

32%

worked mainly from home in March 2021

£49K

mean household income, before tax

1.5%

of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)

Full pageGorsedd’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Commute map7% walk, cycle or ride Jobs based here50 jobs based here · Education is the biggest, 19%Household income£49K a year · Mean household income Getting to work9% go under 5 km · Short trips to work

ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL

Housing

Homes in Gorsedd cost more than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £375K

93% of households own their home. Private renters make up 6% of households, below both Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). That is the middle of 20 standard sales inside Gorsedd’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.

£375Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Gorsedd£375K

Typical UK town£277K

By type	Median	Sales
Detached	£426,500	17

93%

of households own their home · Wales 65%

rent privately · Wales 17%

£811

average private rent a month, Flintshire council area

£2,376

council tax, Band D, 2026–27

Full pageGorsedd’s housing & cost pageOpen the page

House pricesMedian sale £375,000 Renting£811 a month · Average private rent Council tax£2,376 Band D · Council tax, 2026–27 Owners and renters93% own their home

HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL

Safety

Violent crime runs low in Gorsedd: 6.6 per 1,000 residents a year, under Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns

Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 5.6 reports per 1,000, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (15.1) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Per 1,000 residents, 4.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 7 crimes inside Gorsedd’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 43% were violence and sexual offences.

6.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violence & sexual3

Damage & arson2

Public order1

Other theft1

Shoplifting0

Burglary0

Drugs0

Vehicle crime0

Anti-social0

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.

6.6

violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

4.7

burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

5.6

anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)

crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026

Full pageGorsedd’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade6.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 · Crime recorded by police in Gorsedd Crime by typeViolence & sexual leads Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“Is Gorsedd safe?”

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

Is Gorsedd a healthy place? 86% of its people say their health is good, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns

At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%). 3.4% of residents report bad or very bad health. Seeing a GP means leaving Gorsedd: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away.

86%good or very good health

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%

Census 2021	Gorsedd	Clwyd	Wales
Good or very good health	86%	79%	78%
Bad or very bad health	3.4%	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.

Full pageGorsedd’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeHealth Grade Getting care9.2 miles to A&E · Ysbyty Glan Clwyd GP practices2.3 miles to a GP · No GP practice in town Census health86% in good health

ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.

History

Much of Gorsedd is a conservation area: 11% of its land, more than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

Relative to its size, Gorsedd keeps 140 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Clwyd’s towns (33) and Wales’s towns (18). Cadw’s list names 5 listed buildings in the town, every one Grade II. Before 1919: that is when 20% of homes were built.

5listed buildings

Listed buildings by grade · Cadw

Grade I0

Grade II*0

Grade II5

scheduled monuments

registered parks and gardens

20%

of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%

140

listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24

Full pageGorsedd’s history pageOpen the page

Listed buildings5 listed buildings Homes by age20% built before 1919 · Older homes Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“How many listed buildings are there in Gorsedd?”

Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL

Nearby attractions

Basingwerk Abbey and 8 more in and around Gorsedd

Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Gorsedd. Best known first.

All attractions →

Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey3.9 km outside town, to the east

Historic houseMostyn Hall3.9 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumSt Winefride’s Well Museum2.8 km outside town, to the east Historic shipHistoric shipTSS Duke of Lancaster3.5 km outside town, to the northeast RuinsRuinsGreenfield Mills3.2 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumGreenfield Valley Museum3.8 km outside town, to the east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Basingwerk Abbey: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mostyn Hall: S F-E-Cameron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gorsedd

13pages on Gorsedd

The big questions

Safety6.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 Cost of livingMedian home £375K · rent £811 a month Housing3 sold in 12 months SchoolsHealthWork & commute44% of working residents work in the town Flood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Out and about

AttractionsClimateJuly highs of 19°C (67°F), 860 mm of rain a year Weather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.8 · 356 people History5 listed buildings Town Hall & politicsCouncil area: Flintshire

Gorsedd’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Clwyd →

HolywellBagilltPentre HalkynDyserthFlintMelidenPrestatynGorsedd

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Gorsedd	356	—	—	—	—	—
Holywell	7,741	2.1	D	A⁻	D	D
Bagillt	5,943	3.5	D	A⁻	C⁻	D
Pentre Halkyn	1,082	4	—	B⁺	B	B
Dyserth	2,038	5.9	—	B⁺	B⁻	C
Flint	12,776	6.2	C⁻	A⁻	C⁻	D
Meliden	2,002	6.3	—	A⁻	C	C
Prestatyn	16,678	7	C⁻	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 Gorsedd

How many listed buildings are there in Gorsedd?

5 on Cadw’s list. That is 5.8 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.

Who lives in Gorsedd?

An older village. At the 2021 Census, 33% of residents were 65 or over and 35% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 12% were under 15.

Is Gorsedd expensive to live in?

Private rents in the Flintshire council area averaged £811 a month in August 2026.

About Gorsedd

Village in Clwyd, Wales

Gorsedd is a built-up area of 356 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: 356 (Census 2021)
Council: Flintshire
County: Clwyd
Region: Wales
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
ONS code: W45000047

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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