St Asaph grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 19% of UK towns, and #24 of 39 in Clwyd. Its weakest is health (C−): 6.9% in bad or very bad health, 22% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade).
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 St Asaph is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St Asaph.
Health
Life expectancy in St Asaph is shorter than in 87% of UK towns
One GP practice serves the town. The nearest A&E to St Asaph is Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, 2.3 miles away. Also worth knowing: a disability affects just over a fifth of people locally.
79%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 7%
Census 2021
St Asaph
Clwyd
Wales
Good or very good health
79%
79%
78%
Bad or very bad health
6.9%
6.5%
7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)
22%
22%
22%
77.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.9
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 · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
Schools
4 state schools in St Asaph
Between them, two primaries and one secondary teach 1,250 pupils in St Asaph. Two of them are shown below, each with the reason.
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 4 schools →
History
More of the land in St Asaph is conservation area than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, St Asaph has 149 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above both Clwyd’s towns (30) and Wales’s towns (18). Its listed buildings include the Cathedral Church of St. Asaph, Grade I. Of the town’s 52 listed buildings on Cadw’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 3.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, St Asaph records more crime per resident than four in five them
Burglary and damage came to 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Clwyd’s towns (10.6) and Wales’s towns (10.7). St Asaph logged 222 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 59 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 50% were violence and sexual offences. Per 1,000 residents, 39.3 violent crimes are recorded each year.
39.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 16% 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 & sexual112
Damage & arson32
Drugs20
Public order13
Other theft12
Shoplifting9
Burglary8
Vehicle crime7
Anti-social59
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.
39.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.3
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.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of St Asaph, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). St Asaph has a median age of 48.7 years. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
48.7median age
St AsaphClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenWalesMen
About 92 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.
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B−
Buying in St Asaph costs more than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £250K
Private rents average £718 a month across the Denbighshire council area. Owners make up two thirds of households, close to Clwyd’s towns (66%) and above Wales’s towns (65%). 16% of households are private tenants.
£250Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
St Asaph£250K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£315,995
123
Semi-detached
£210,000
78
Terraced
£155,000
30
67%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
16%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£718
average private rent a month, Denbighshire council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Only 2% of 16 to 64s in St Asaph claim unemployment benefits, 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.
St Asaph counts 1 jobs per working resident. 14% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (16%). A household here earns £47K a year before tax, on average.
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Bodelwyddan, Dyserth and Meliden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about St Asaph
How many listed buildings are there in St Asaph?
52 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade I and 3 Grade II*. That is 6.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Cathedral Church of St. Asaph.
Who lives in St Asaph?
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 26% of residents were 65 or over and 28% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 14% were under 15.
About St Asaph
Town in Clwyd, Wales
St Asaph is a built-up area of 3,483 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
3,483 (Census 2021)
Council
Denbighshire
County
Clwyd
Region
Wales
Area
0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
ONS code
W45000061
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.
