Pantymwyn’s story
6 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Pantymwyn’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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PantymwynClwyd
It is a village of 774 residents in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
774
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median home
£365K
33 sales in 3 years
Median age
57.1
36% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Pantymwyn a good place to live?
Pantymwyn is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
What makes Pantymwyn stand out
The 3 things Pantymwyn 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
36% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pantymwyn.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Pantymwyn, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Degrees are held by nearly half of adults, above Clwyd’s towns (29%) and Wales’s towns (31%) alike. People 65 and over make up 36% of the town. Ages in Pantymwyn split evenly at 57.1: half are older, half younger. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.9%.
57.1median age
PantymwynClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
36%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Pantymwyn | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 8.8% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 15% in Pantymwyn, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 94% of commuters got to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 42% of workers, above both Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%). The average household earns £50K a year before tax. About 2% of its commuters stay in Pantymwyn for work.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot2%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
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
Homes in Pantymwyn cost more than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £365K
Social renters account for 1% of households. 5% rent privately, below Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. Home ownership stands at 94% of households.
£365Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pantymwyn£365K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 29 |
94%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
5%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£811
average private rent a month, Flintshire council area
£2,376
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
Pantymwyn records less violent crime per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 10.3 per 1,000 a year
There were 6.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Clwyd’s towns (15.1) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike. Burglary and damage come to 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Over the year to August 2026, 20 offences were reported in Pantymwyn, along with 7 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 45% were violence and sexual offences.
10.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Damage & arson3
Public order3
Other theft2
Burglary2
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social7
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.
10.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
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
85% of people in Pantymwyn say their health is good or very good, more than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The nearest A&E to Pantymwyn is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 12.1 miles away. At the census, 3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Clwyd’s towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Disability touches 18% of the town’s population. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.6 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Pantymwyn | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy.
History
Pantymwyn is rich in listed buildings: 78 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 20% of the total, above Clwyd’s towns (18%) but below Wales’s towns (27%).
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
78
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 Pantymwyn
12pages on Pantymwyn
The big questions
Safety10.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £365K · rent £811 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Pen Y Fron RoadSchoolsHealthWork & commute53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Pantymwyn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MoldSoughtonNorthopMynydd IsaPentre HalkynNorthop HallBuckleyPantymwyn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantymwyn | 774 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mold | 9,890 | 2.7 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Soughton | 1,697 | 3.3 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Northop | 1,030 | 3.9 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Mynydd Isa | 4,738 | 4 | A− | B | A | B |
| Pentre Halkyn | 1,082 | 4.7 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Northop Hall | 1,826 | 5.2 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Buckley | 13,562 | 5.4 | B− | B+ | C+ | C |
Soughton, Northop, Pentre Halkyn and Northop Hall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pantymwyn
Who lives in Pantymwyn?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 36% of residents were 65 or over and 32% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 12% were under 15.
How many listed buildings are there in Pantymwyn?
6 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Pantymwyn expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Flintshire council area averaged £811 a month in August 2026.
About Pantymwyn
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Pantymwyn is a built-up area of 774 people, in the Flintshire 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
- 774 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000107
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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