Tallarn Green’s story
5 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Tallarn Green’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Tallarn GreenClwyd
A village in Clwyd, Wales, home to 348 people.
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Photo: Peter Craine · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
348
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median age
52.2
28% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Tallarn Green a good place to live?
There are no grades for Tallarn Green: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Tallarn Green stand out
The 3 things Tallarn Green 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*; 5.9 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 Tallarn Green.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Tallarn Green, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town, below Clwyd’s towns (10%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Line up the people of Tallarn Green by age and the one in the middle is 52.2. 36% of adults hold a degree.
52.2median age
Tallarn GreenClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Tallarn Green | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Tallarn Green
It appears below. The town’s primary school has 12 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borderbrook SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 12 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Commuters in Tallarn Green travel far: only 10% 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 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £50K a year before tax, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (£46K) and Wales’s towns (£44K). By car: that was how 93% of commuters travelled at the census. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Also worth knowing: 44% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
44%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
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
Private renting is less common in Tallarn Green than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 8%
Owners make up just over four in five households, above both Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Council and housing-body homes hold one in ten households. Private rents average £770 a month across the Wrexham council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tallarn Green£0K
Typical UK town£277K
82%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£770
average private rent a month, Wrexham council area
£2,309
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
Tallarn Green records less violent crime per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 6.7 per 1,000 a year
60% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Each year, 4.8 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 10 recorded crimes inside Tallarn Green’s built-up area, and 3 reports of anti-social behaviour.
6.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Damage & arson3
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social3
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.
6.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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
Disability is less common in Tallarn Green, 16% of residents, than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The nearest A&E to Tallarn Green is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 8.5 miles away. Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Tallarn Green said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 4.9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Clwyd’s towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Seeing a GP means leaving Tallarn Green: the nearest practice is 3.2 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Tallarn Green | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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 · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Much of Tallarn Green is a conservation area: 10% of its land, 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.
Tallarn Green has 144 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. 40% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Clwyd’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (27%).
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
144
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 Tallarn Green
11pages on Tallarn Green
The big questions
Tallarn Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MalpasPentre MaelorWhitchurchMarchwielHoltEllesmereFarndonTallarn Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallarn Green | 348 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malpas | 1,361 | 3.2 | — | C+ | C− | A− |
| Pentre Maelor | 1,814 | 5.2 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Whitchurch | 9,856 | 6 | C | B+ | C+ | C |
| Marchwiel | 1,038 | 6 | — | B | B | C |
| Holt | 1,084 | 6.4 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Ellesmere | 4,268 | 6.5 | B− | A− | C+ | B− |
| Farndon | 2,227 | 6.7 | — | C− | A+ | A |
Malpas, Pentre Maelor, Marchwiel, Holt and Farndon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tallarn Green
How many listed buildings are there in Tallarn Green?
5 on Cadw’s list. That is 5.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Tallarn Green?
Band D council tax in Tallarn Green is £2,309 for 2026–27, less than in 74% of UK towns (the Wrexham council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Tallarn Green
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Tallarn Green is a built-up area of 348 people, in the Wrexham 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
- 348 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- K08000004
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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