Tanyfron’s story
No listed buildings inside Tanyfron’s built-up area
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TanyfronClwyd
A village of 2,229 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Roger May · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,229
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median home
£204K
164 sales in 3 years
Median age
36.2
10% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Tanyfron a good place to live?
Tanyfron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (B+): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is walkability (D−): 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £204,250 in the last three years, 4.6 times what households in the Wrexham council area earn in a year.
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.
What makes Tanyfron stand out
The 3 things Tanyfron 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%)
40% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 10% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 17% across Wales’s towns
How Tanyfron grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Tanyfron is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityD−Open →HealthCOpen →Hazard riskB+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £43,513C+Open →SafetyBOpen →Cost of livingrent £770 a monthBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsCOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 13% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeAOpen →Civic life1.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Wrexham Cathedral and 9 more in and around Tanyfron
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tanyfron. Best known first.
CathedralWrexham Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · CadwCaergwrle Castle4.1 km outside town, to the north
Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall4.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumXplore! Science Discovery Centre3.6 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryTŷ Pawb3.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWrexham Archives3.2 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caergwrle Castle: Clint Heacock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erddig Hall: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tanyfron.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Tanyfron is a driving town: 93% of commuters go by car, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Work in town: 1% of resident commuters. Tanyfron counts 0.2 jobs per working resident.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
Bus3%
On foot2%
18%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£44K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: more walkable than 3% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Tanyfron
It is listed below. The town’s primary school has 139 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanyfron C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 139 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Health
Disability is less common in Tanyfron, 15% of residents, than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
At the census, 3.9% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 86% of Tanyfron’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. Life expectancy here is 81.4 for women and 77.6 for men (2019–23). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 0.7 miles off.
86%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Tanyfron | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 22% | 22% |
77.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.4
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 · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
No listed buildings in Tanyfron
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 21%. The national list protects 2 ancient monuments in Tanyfron. Cadw’s list has no building inside the town’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
2
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
21%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Tanyfron: 20.3 per 1,000 residents a year, under Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Burglary and damage came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Clwyd’s towns (10.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 65 recorded crimes inside Tanyfron’s built-up area, and 21 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 55% were violence and sexual offences.
20.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 37% 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 & sexual36
Damage & arson11
Public order5
Other theft5
Vehicle crime3
Other crime3
Burglary1
Drugs1
Anti-social21
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.
20.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
65
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
Tanyfron is a renters’ town: 23% of households rent privately, more than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
7% of households live in social housing. Half of the 164 standard sales inside Tanyfron’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £204,250. Owners make up 69% of households.
£204Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tanyfron£204K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £299,995 | 48 |
| Semi-detached | £195,000 | 63 |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 35 |
| Flat or maisonette | £105,750 | 18 |
69%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
23%
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
Who lives here
A younger town: only 10% of people in Tanyfron are 65 or over, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
Ages in Tanyfron split evenly at 36.2: half are older, half younger. Children under 15 make up just over a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town.
36.2median age
TanyfronClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
10%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Tanyfron | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 10% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tanyfron
14pages on Tanyfron
The big questions
SafetyB20.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £204K · rent £770 a monthHousing44 sold in 12 months · busiest street Way FieldSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthCWork & commuteC+29% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Tanyfron’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BryntegCoedpoethGwersylltBradleyRhostyllenWrexhamLlayTanyfron
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanyfron | 2,229 | — | — | B | B | C |
| Brynteg | 9,229 | 0.7 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Coedpoeth | 4,738 | 0.8 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Gwersyllt | 7,112 | 1.5 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Bradley | 1,316 | 2.1 | — | B | A− | C− |
| Rhostyllen | 2,760 | 2.5 | C | B | C | C |
| Wrexham | 44,781 | 3 | D | B | D− | D |
| Llay | 4,666 | 3.1 | D | C+ | C | C− |
Bradley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tanyfron
Is Tanyfron expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £204,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £105,750, terraced houses £170,000, semi-detached houses £195,000 and detached houses £299,995.
How much is council tax in Tanyfron?
Band D council tax in Tanyfron 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 Tanyfron
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Tanyfron is a built-up area of 2,229 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
- 2,229 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000147
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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