Llanrwst’s story
37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Cadw lists them inside Llanrwst’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanrwstClwyd
A village of 2,463 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,463
Census 2021 · Conwy council
Median home
£180K
76 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.3
25% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
26%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanrwst a good place to live?
Llanrwst has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 26% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 12% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £179,975 in the last three years, 4.1 times what households in the Conwy 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.
What makes Llanrwst stand out
The 3 things Llanrwst does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Parish Church of St Grwst; 6.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 96% of UK towns
Natural Resources Wales flood maps, defences counted.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
26% walk, cycle or ride
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
40% of commuters travel under 5 km.
How Llanrwst grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llanrwst is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskD−Open →SafetyDOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £44,943; 3.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsDOpen →WalkabilityAOpen →Health6.4% in bad or very bad health, 21% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)B−Open →Cost of livingB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAOpen →Outdoors75% live within 400 m of a park; 45% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC+Open →Civic life2.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 87% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanrwst.
Safety
Llanrwst records more violent crime per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 58.2 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage came to 17.6 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (10.6) and Wales’s towns (10.7). 264 crimes and 81 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Llanrwst’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
58.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 2% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual153
Damage & arson34
Shoplifting19
Public order15
Burglary14
Other theft13
Other crime7
Drugs3
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.
58.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
33.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
264
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Schools
2 state schools in Llanrwst
They are listed below. Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 969 pupils in Llanrwst. All of them are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Bro GwydirLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 320 | – |
| Ysgol Dyffryn ConwyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 649 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
The car carries only 73% of commuters in Llanrwst, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 13% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 13% of workers, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%). About 31% of its commuters stay in Llanrwst for work. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.2%.
26%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving73%
On foot20%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
13%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
3.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 91% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Llanrwst is rich in listed buildings: 150 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.
27% of homes were built before 1919. Llanrwst’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of St Grwst, Grade I. Cadw’s list names 37 listed buildings locally: 1 Grade I. Of the town’s land, 7% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (2%) and Wales’s towns (0%).
37listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II36
Among them · Grade I
- Parish Church of St Grwst Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
150
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Good or very good health: 80% of Llanrwst’s residents
The nearest A&E to Llanrwst is Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, 15.5 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Llanrwst: the nearest practice is 0.2 miles away. Women here live to 84.1 on average and men to 81 (2019–23).
80%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Llanrwst | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 22% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
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 · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
HousingCost of living grade B−
More households rent privately in Llanrwst than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 22%
Owners make up 62% of households, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%). 76 standard sales inside Llanrwst’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £179,975. Private rents average £796 a month across the Conwy council area.
£180Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanrwst£180K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £340,000 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £210,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £159,000 | 32 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,000 | 7 |
62%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
22%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£796
average private rent a month, Conwy council area
£2,473
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Llanrwst skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
10% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Clwyd’s towns (10%) and below Wales’s towns (12%). At 46.3, the median resident of Llanrwst sits in the middle of the age range. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
46.3median age
LlanrwstClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanrwst | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Gwydir Castle and 3 more in and around Llanrwst
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanrwst. Best known first.
CastleGwydir Castle500 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumConwy Valley Railway Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTrefriw Woollen Mill1.5 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkZip World Betws-y-Coed2.9 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Gwydir Castle: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Valley Railway Museum: Tudor Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanrwst
15pages on Llanrwst
The big questions
SafetyD58.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £180K · rent £796 a monthHousing21 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bridge StreetSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthB−Work & commuteD52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD−11.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Llanrwst
7 notable people were born in Llanrwst.
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N. E. Yorke DavisBritish physician and medical columnist · 1841–1914T
T. Glynne DaviesWelsh writer, poet and broadcaster · 1926–1988A
Andy PuddleWelsh cricketer · born 1956Photo credits
Kai Owen: Kirstin Tanger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Myrddin ap Dafydd: Els Pam Pels, CC0
Llanrwst’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Llansanffraid Glan ConwyPenmaenmawrConwyDwygyfylchiLlanfairfechanBethesdaColwyn BayLlanrwst
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanrwst | 2,463 | — | — | B− | D | B− |
| Llansanffraid Glan Conwy | 1,663 | 8.8 | — | C | A | C+ |
| Penmaenmawr | 2,762 | 10 | C− | B− | C | C− |
| Conwy | 15,706 | 10 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Dwygyfylchi | 1,403 | 10 | — | C | A | C |
| Llanfairfechan | 3,547 | 11 | C− | C+ | C | C |
| Bethesda | 3,757 | 11 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Colwyn Bay | 29,273 | 11 | D | C+ | D | C− |
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy and Dwygyfylchi have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanrwst
Is Llanrwst safe?
Police recorded 264 crimes inside Llanrwst’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 58% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Does Llanrwst flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
How many listed buildings are there in Llanrwst?
37 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 6.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of St Grwst.
Is Llanrwst expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £179,975, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £158,000, terraced houses £159,000, semi-detached houses £210,000 and detached houses £340,000.
About Llanrwst
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Llanrwst is a built-up area of 2,463 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
- Population
- 2,463 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Conwy
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000120
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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