Blaenannerch’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Blaenannerch’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BlaenannerchDyfed
A village of 125 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
125
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median age
52.3
34% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Blaenannerch a good place to live?
Blaenannerch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Blaenannerch stand out
The 3 things Blaenannerch does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 6.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blaenannerch.
Who lives here
Blaenannerch skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
Blaenannerch sits above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 11% of residents. The median resident of Blaenannerch is 52.3 years old.
52.3median age
BlaenannerchDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
34%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Blaenannerch | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Blaenannerch work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 28% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Blaenannerch below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot9%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£38K
mean household income, before tax
2.9%
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
Private renting is less common in Blaenannerch than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 8%
On this, Blaenannerch is below both Dyfed’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 77% of households own their home.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Blaenannerch£0K
Typical UK town£277K
77%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£723
average private rent a month, Ceredigion council area
£2,419
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
Blaenannerch records less burglary and damage per resident than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 3 per 1,000 a year
In the comparison, Blaenannerch comes below both Dyfed’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Violent crime runs at 27 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 3 crimes inside Blaenannerch’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
27violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
27
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Only 71% of people in Blaenannerch say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
For Blaenannerch, that is below both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). The nearest A&E to Blaenannerch is Glangwili General Hospital, 20.6 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
71%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 71%Fair 23%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Blaenannerch | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 71% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 23% | 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
History
2 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Blaenannerch has 2 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
2
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
21%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
160
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 Blaenannerch
12pages on Blaenannerch
The big questions
Blaenannerch’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AberporthCardiganSt DogmaelsNewcastle EmlynNew QuayLlandysulBlaenannerch
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenannerch | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aberporth | 1,075 | 1.7 | — | C+ | C− | C− |
| Cardigan | 3,767 | 4.3 | D | B− | D− | D |
| St Dogmaels | 1,013 | 5.4 | — | B | B− | B− |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1,842 | 6.5 | — | B+ | D | C |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 11 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Llandysul | 1,321 | 12 | — | B+ | D | C |
Aberporth, St Dogmaels, Newcastle Emlyn, New Quay and Llandysul have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Blaenannerch
How many listed buildings are there in Blaenannerch?
2 on Cadw’s list. That is 6.6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
How much is council tax in Blaenannerch?
Band D council tax in Blaenannerch is £2,419 for 2026–27, less than in 55% of UK towns (the Ceredigion council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Blaenannerch
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Blaenannerch is a built-up area of 125 people, in the Ceredigion 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
- 125 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000254
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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