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347 residents make their home in this village in Clwyd, Wales.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Llangernyw is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Pre-1919 homes make up 59% of the housing. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 46% of households own their home with no mortgage.
The 3 things Llangernyw does most differently from other towns.
Cadw lists them inside Llangernyw’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llangernyw.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.1%. Nine in ten commuters drove, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). The average household earns £48K a year before tax. Of the commuters living in Llangernyw, 1% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
It is listed below. The town’s primary school has 103 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd Bro CernywLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 103 | – |
Private rents average £796 a month across the Conwy council area. Social housing holds 15% of households, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%). 19% of households are private tenants.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £190,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 33% of the total. Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 6.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Reported offences in Llangernyw came to 9 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 2.
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.
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.
A disability affects 17% of people in Llangernyw. 4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Clwyd’s towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). This Clwyd town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 5.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Llangernyw | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Llangernyw’s land, 25% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (2%) and Wales’s towns (0%). The town counts 15 listed buildings on the national list (Cadw): 1 Grade II*. One scheduled monument lies locally.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.8% of the town, near Clwyd’s towns (10%) and lower than Wales’s towns (12%). Half the people of Llangernyw are older than 46.4. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llangernyw | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangernyw | 347 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llanrwst | 2,463 | 5.9 | — | B− | D | B− |
| Mynydd Marian | 1,351 | 6.5 | — | B− | B | C |
| Llansanffraid Glan Conwy | 1,663 | 7 | — | C | A | C+ |
| Llanddulas | 1,097 | 7.1 | — | C+ | C− | C− |
| Colwyn Bay | 29,273 | 7.5 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Abergele | 8,531 | 7.6 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Pensarn | 1,329 | 8.5 | — | B | D− | D |
Llanrwst, Mynydd Marian, Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Llanddulas and Pensarn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
15 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 17.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Llangernyw is £2,473 for 2026–27, more than in 57% of UK towns (the Conwy council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Llangernyw is a built-up area of 347 people, in the Conwy 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
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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