Gwynfryn’s story
Old homes in Gwynfryn: 40% built before 1919
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GwynfrynClwyd
In Clwyd, Wales, this village has 290 residents.
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Photo: Crispin Purdye · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
290
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median age
52.5
23% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Gwynfryn a good place to live?
There are no grades for Gwynfryn: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 5% of commuters. 40% of its homes date from before 1919.
What makes Gwynfryn stand out
The 3 things Gwynfryn 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%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Clwyd 29%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gwynfryn.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Gwynfryn than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 12% are under 15
Graduates make up 46% of adults. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Clwyd’s towns (10%) and below Wales’s towns (12%). Half of Gwynfryn is older than 52.5, half younger.
52.5median age
GwynfrynClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications5%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar23%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Gwynfryn | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 5.1% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 0.8% of 16 to 64s in Gwynfryn claim unemployment benefits, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
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 0.3 jobs in Gwynfryn for each resident in work. One in ten commuters travelled under 5 km, below Clwyd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%) alike. By car: that was how 93% of commuters travelled at the census.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
Train2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
31%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
0.8%
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
Gwynfryn is a town of owners: 88% of households own their home, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Private renters make up 6% of households, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). The social rented sector houses 4% of households. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Gwynfryn’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
Gwynfryn£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £435,000 | 7 |
88%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
6%
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
Gwynfryn records less violent crime per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 5.8 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 50% of the total. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 4 crimes inside Gwynfryn’s built-up area. There were 1.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Clwyd’s towns (15.1) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
5.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Other theft1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
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.
5.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
4
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
Is Gwynfryn a healthy place? 86% of its people say their health is good, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, below Clwyd’s towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%) alike. At the census, 3.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Seeing a GP means leaving Gwynfryn: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Gwynfryn | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 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 · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
History
No listed buildings in Gwynfryn
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 Gwynfryn’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
40%
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 Gwynfryn
11pages on Gwynfryn
The big questions
Gwynfryn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CoedpoethTanyfronBryntegGwersylltRhostyllenBradleyHopeGwynfryn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwynfryn | 290 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coedpoeth | 4,738 | 1.8 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Tanyfron | 2,229 | 2.2 | — | B | B | C |
| Brynteg | 9,229 | 2.9 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Gwersyllt | 7,112 | 3.5 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Rhostyllen | 2,760 | 4.1 | C | B | C | C |
| Bradley | 1,316 | 4.1 | — | B | A− | C− |
| Hope | 4,422 | 4.2 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
Tanyfron and Bradley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Gwynfryn
How much is council tax in Gwynfryn?
Band D council tax in Gwynfryn 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 Gwynfryn
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Gwynfryn is a built-up area of 290 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
- 290 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000146
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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