Mynydd Marian’s story
2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Mynydd Marian’s built-up area.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Mynydd MarianClwyd
1,351 people call this village in Clwyd, Wales home.
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Parish Church of St. Cynfran · Photo: Dot Potter · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,351
Census 2021 · Conwy council
Median home
£173K
62 sales in 3 years
Median age
39.8
15% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Mynydd Marian a good place to live?
Hazard risk is low (A). Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): the mean household earns £47,025 a year. It takes 3.9 years of household income in the Conwy council area to buy the median home, at £173,000. Health is a weak point (C): 4% in bad or very bad health, 18.2% disabled.
Figures: flood risk, Natural Resources Wales · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Mynydd Marian has its subject grades alone.
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.
How Mynydd Marian grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Mynydd Marian is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Mynydd Marian has its subject grades alone.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & income3.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsC−Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carCOpen →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →Cost of livingAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History2 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 1.7 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB+Open →Civic life0 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Mynydd Marian stand out
The 2 things Mynydd Marian does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mynydd Marian.
History
Among Mynydd Marian’s 2 listed buildings: the Parish Church of St. Cynfran, Grade II*
2listed buildingsC−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 16% of the housing. Mynydd Marian counts 2 listed buildings on the national list (Cadw): 1 Grade II*.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II1
Among them · Grade II*
- Parish Church of St. Cynfran Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
15
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Work tends to be further away for Mynydd Marian: 20% commute under 5 km, below Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
10%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
10% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Work in town: 2% of resident commuters. Jobs per working resident: 0.1.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
Bus5%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£47K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 26% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Is Mynydd Marian a healthy place? 83% of its people say their health is good, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
83%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
18% of residents in Mynydd Marian live with a disability. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.6 miles off. Life expectancy here is 83.3 for women and 78 for men (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Mynydd Marian is Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, 6.6 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Mynydd Marian | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 22% | 22% |
78
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
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.
Safety
Mynydd Marian records less burglary and damage per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 5.2 per 1,000 a year
24.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Violent crime comes to 24.4 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 41 crimes and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Mynydd Marian’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 61% were violence and sexual offences.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 35% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual25
Other theft5
Damage & arson4
Shoplifting2
Public order2
Burglary2
Drugs1
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social6
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.
24.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
41
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.
HousingCost of living grade B−
Most households in Mynydd Marian own their home: 75%, more than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns
£173Kmedian sale
7% live in social housing, below both Clwyd’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £796 a month across the Conwy council area. Behind the median of £173,000: 62 standard sales inside Mynydd Marian’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mynydd Marian£173K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £210,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £171,000 | 32 |
| Terraced | £150,000 | 15 |
75%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
£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
A town of families: 20% of people in Mynydd Marian are under 15, more than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns
39.8median age
Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, higher than Clwyd’s towns (10%) and near Wales’s towns (12%). Half of Mynydd Marian is older than 39.8, half younger.
Mynydd MarianClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar23%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Mynydd Marian | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mynydd Marian
14pages on Mynydd Marian
The big questions
SafetyB24.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £173K · rent £796 a monthHousing17 sold in 12 months · busiest street Cynfran RoadSchoolsHealthCWork & commuteC−42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Gwrych Castle and 4 more in and around Mynydd Marian
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mynydd Marian. Best known first.
CastleGwrych Castle2.8 km outside town, to the east
PierVictoria Pier3.9 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleBrynffanigl Castle3.2 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleGwyrch Castle Northern Towers1.7 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleThe Peel4.7 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Gwrych Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Pier: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Mynydd Marian
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Mynydd Marian is a built-up area of 1,351 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
- 1,351 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Conwy
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000045
Mynydd Marian’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LlanddulasAbergeleColwyn BayPensarnPenrhyn BayKinmel BayLlansanffraid Glan ConwyMynydd Marian
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Marian | 1,351 | — | — | B− | B | C |
| Llanddulas | 1,097 | 0.7 | — | C+ | C− | C− |
| Abergele | 8,531 | 2.9 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Colwyn Bay | 29,273 | 3.1 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Pensarn | 1,329 | 3.4 | — | B | D− | D |
| Penrhyn Bay | 4,201 | 5.5 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Kinmel Bay | 9,016 | 5.6 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Llansanffraid Glan Conwy | 1,663 | 5.9 | — | C | A | C+ |
Llanddulas, Pensarn and Llansanffraid Glan Conwy have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mynydd Marian
Who lives in Mynydd Marian?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 20% of residents were under 15 and 26% were 25 to 44, against 17% and 25% across Wales’s towns; only 15% were 65 or over.
Is Mynydd Marian expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £173,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £150,000, semi-detached houses £171,000 and detached houses £210,000.
Does Mynydd Marian flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
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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