Rhydymwyn’s story
4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Rhydymwyn’s built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RhydymwynClwyd
The village has 522 residents and lies in Clwyd, Wales.
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Church of St John · Photo: J Scott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
522
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median age
50.3
28% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Rhydymwyn a good place to live?
Rhydymwyn is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
What makes Rhydymwyn stand out
The 3 things Rhydymwyn does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St John; 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rhydymwyn.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Rhydymwyn: 28% are 65 or over, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Graduates make up 36% of adults. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (10%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Line up the people of Rhydymwyn by age and the one in the middle is 50.3.
50.3median age
RhydymwynClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Rhydymwyn | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Rhydymwyn travel far: only 20% go under 5 km, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
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.
Just over nine in ten commuters drove, above both Clwyd’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). In 2026, 2% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Of the commuters living in Rhydymwyn, 3% work in the town itself. Before tax, the average household brings in £48K a year.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bus3%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£48K
mean household income, before tax
2%
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
Few households rent privately in Rhydymwyn: 9%, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
73% of households own their home, above Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. Private rents average £811 a month across the Flintshire council area. The social rented sector houses 18% of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rhydymwyn£0K
Typical UK town£277K
73%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
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
Violence is recorded less often in Rhydymwyn than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 15.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Homes saw 7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (10.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Rhydymwyn logged 13 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 9 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 46% were violence and sexual offences.
15.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Public order2
Other theft2
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Anti-social9
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.
15.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
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
80% of residents say their health is good or very good
The nearest A&E to Rhydymwyn is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 12.2 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Rhydymwyn: the nearest practice is 2.5 miles away. A disability affects just over a fifth of people here.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Rhydymwyn | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
History
Old homes shape Rhydymwyn: 37% were built before 1919, 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.
Relative to its size, Rhydymwyn keeps 77 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (33) and Wales’s towns (18).
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II3
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St John Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
77
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 Rhydymwyn
12pages on Rhydymwyn
The big questions
Rhydymwyn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SoughtonNorthopMoldPentre HalkynMynydd IsaNorthop HallFlintRhydymwyn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhydymwyn | 522 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soughton | 1,697 | 2.4 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Northop | 1,030 | 2.6 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Mold | 9,890 | 2.7 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Pentre Halkyn | 1,082 | 3.4 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Mynydd Isa | 4,738 | 3.6 | A− | B | A | B |
| Northop Hall | 1,826 | 4.1 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Flint | 12,776 | 4.1 | C− | A− | C− | D |
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 Rhydymwyn
How many listed buildings are there in Rhydymwyn?
4 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Rhydymwyn?
Band D council tax in Rhydymwyn is £2,376 for 2026–27, less than in 63% of UK towns (the Flintshire council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Rhydymwyn
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Rhydymwyn is a built-up area of 522 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
- 522 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000097
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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