Capel Bangor’s story
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Capel Bangor’s built-up area.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Capel BangorDyfed
A village of 257 in Dyfed, Wales. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: John Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
257
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median age
45.2
25% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
47%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Capel Bangor a good place to live?
Capel Bangor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Capel Bangor stand out
The 3 things Capel Bangor does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Dyfed 30%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Capel Bangor.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Capel Bangor than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 47% of adults
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Dyfed’s towns (16%) and close to Wales’s towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9% of residents. At 45.2, the median resident of Capel Bangor sits in the middle of the age range. The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents.
45.2median age
Capel BangorDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level47%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Capel Bangor | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Capel Bangor: 8% commute under 5 km, below Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £45K a year before tax. 95% of commuters drove, above Dyfed’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot3%
8%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
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
Most households in Capel Bangor own their home: 83%, more than in both Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
2% live in social housing, below both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £723 a month across the Ceredigion council area. Renting privately is how 15% of households live.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Capel Bangor£0K
Typical UK town£277K
83%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
15%
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
Capel Bangor records less burglary and damage per resident than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 4.4 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 50% were violence and sexual offences. Violence came to 30.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8) alike. Police recorded 14 crimes inside Capel Bangor’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
30.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Other theft2
Drugs2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
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.
30.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.4
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)
14
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
83% of people in Capel Bangor say their health is good or very good, more than in both Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Capel Bangor: the nearest practice is 3.8 miles away. A disability affects 17% of people in the town. At the census, 5.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Dyfed’s towns (7.4%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%).
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Capel Bangor | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy.
History
More buildings in Capel Bangor are listed than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 428 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Capel Bangor has 11 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 1 Grade II*. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 55% of the total.
11listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II10
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of Saint David Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
55%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
428
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 Capel Bangor
12pages on Capel Bangor
The big questions
Capel Bangor’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Penrhyn-cochLlanbadarn FawrBow StreetAberystwythBorthCapel Bangor
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capel Bangor | 257 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penrhyn-coch | 1,378 | 2.7 | — | B− | A | B |
| Llanbadarn Fawr | 1,766 | 3.7 | — | B− | C− | C |
| Bow Street | 1,101 | 3.7 | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| Aberystwyth | 14,646 | 4.3 | C | B | D | C− |
| Borth | 1,115 | 6.6 | — | C+ | C | C+ |
Penrhyn-coch, Llanbadarn Fawr, Bow Street and Borth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Capel Bangor
How many listed buildings are there in Capel Bangor?
11 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 17.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Capel Bangor?
Band D council tax in Capel Bangor 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 Capel Bangor
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Capel Bangor is a built-up area of 257 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
- 257 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000230
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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