Llangollen grades C overall against UK towns: better than 28% of UK towns, and #16 of 39 in Clwyd. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 22% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is safety (D): 50.1 violent and sexual offences and 15.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 7%. The median home sold for £211,250 in the last three years, 4.8 times what households in the Denbighshire council area earn in a year.
This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llangollen is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llangollen.
History
Llangollen is rich in listed buildings: 558 per 10,000 residents, more than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them, Grade I 1. It is part of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site. Of Llangollen’s 170 listed buildings on Cadw’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 1. Its listed buildings include St.Collen's Parish Church, Grade I.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Schools
3 state schools in Llangollen
Some 1,374 pupils attend Llangollen’s two primaries and one secondary. Below are two of them, each with why it was picked. Two of them are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 3 schools →
Safety
Llangollen records more crime per resident than nine in ten UK towns
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 248 offences in Llangollen and 81 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 28.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Clwyd’s towns (15) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 48% of the total.
50.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 7% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual119
Shoplifting37
Damage & arson29
Other theft17
Public order16
Drugs8
Burglary7
Vehicle crime7
Anti-social81
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.
50.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
28.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Fewer commuters in Llangollen drive than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 76%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
31% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Clwyd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). Before tax, the average household brings in £48K a year. Work in town: a quarter of resident commuters. Llangollen counts 0.9 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Llangollen has fewer young adults than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 37% have a degree. 27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
50.1median age
LlangollenClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenWalesMen
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Llangollen’s life expectancy trails 81% of UK towns
One GP practice serves the town. The nearest A&E to Llangollen is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 8.4 miles away. Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, about level with Clwyd’s towns (22%) and below Wales’s towns (22%).
79%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
Census 2021
Llangollen
Clwyd
Wales
Good or very good health
79%
79%
78%
Bad or very bad health
6.4%
6.5%
7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)
21%
22%
22%
77.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.6
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy.
HousingCost of living grade B+
Llangollen is graded a B+ for cost of living grade
61% of households own their home, below Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. Private rents average £718 a month across the Denbighshire council area. Half of the 146 standard sales inside Llangollen’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £211,250.
£211Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llangollen£211K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£324,500
40
Semi-detached
£250,000
27
Terraced
£170,000
57
Flat or maisonette
£140,000
22
61%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
19%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£718
average private rent a month, Denbighshire council area
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 Llangollen
How many listed buildings are there in Llangollen?
170 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade I and 1 Grade II*. That is 22.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is St.Collen's Parish Church. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. Part of it is in the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site.
Is Llangollen safe?
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 93% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less.
Does Llangollen flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Llangollen
Town in Clwyd, Wales
Llangollen is a built-up area of 3,048 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
3,048 (Census 2021)
Council
Denbighshire
County
Clwyd
Region
Wales
Area
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
ONS code
W45000166
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.
