II*Church · listed 1998St David's ChurchOn the list as Church of Saint DavidPhoto: PKwicipics · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: John Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Capel Bangor · Cadw
Capel Bangor: 55% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Capel Bangor has 4 times the share. Cadw lists 11 buildings inside Capel Bangor’s built-up area, 428 for every 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings
11
428 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
55%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Capel Bangor
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Capel Bangor’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
11 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*10 Grade II
Cadw lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest, Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, and Grade II for buildings of special interest. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Cadw’s register of listed buildings whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Capel Bangor
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
10 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
BroncastellEntrance gates to BroncastellEntrance gates to Church of St DavidLewis Edwards Memorial outside Penllwyn Calvinistic Methodist ChapelMilestone at Capel BangorPenllwyn Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, chapel house and schoolroom including railings and gatesShop in Capel Bangor adjoining Exchange HouseThe Church HallTy'r Eglwys7 Dolypandy
How the list grew
More than half of Capel Bangor’s listed buildings were added in one year, 2004
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
2004 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1998. 8 came in 2004. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
55% of Capel Bangor’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
52%
Before 1900
2.1%
1900–18
0.7%
1919–29
2.1%
1930s
3.5%
1945–54
2.1%
1955–64
3.5%
1965–72
7.1%
1973–82
6.4%
1983–92
6.4%
1993–99
3.5%
2000–08
4.3%
2009–15
6.4%
2016–25
Capel BangorEngland & Wales
52% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 7.1% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Capel Bangor
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capel Bangor | 257 | 11 | 0 | — |
| Penrhyn-coch | 1,378 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Llanbadarn Fawr | 1,766 | 13 | 1 | B+ |
| Bow Street | 1,101 | 4 | 0 | C+ |
| Aberystwyth | 14,646 | 269 | 1 | A+ |
| Borth | 1,115 | 5 | 0 | B |
In brief
Capel Bangor in brief
More of Capel Bangor’s homes are old than in most places: 55% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 11 listed buildings. More than half went on the list in a single year, 2004: 8 of 11.
Questions about Capel Bangor’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Capel Bangor?
Cadw lists 11 buildings inside Capel Bangor’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
When were Capel Bangor’s buildings listed?
The first in 1998; the most, 8, in 2004.
How old are the homes in Capel Bangor?
55% of homes were built before 1919 and 58% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Capel Bangor has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments and historic parks and gardens: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales.
Sources: 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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