Cribyn’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Cribyn’s built-up area.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CribynDyfed
A village of 353 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
353
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£260K
23 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.8
29% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
2%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Cribyn a good place to live?
Cribyn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Cribyn stand out
The 3 things Cribyn does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
2% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Homes built before 1919
History
46% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
57% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cribyn.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Cribyn work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 4% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Cribyn below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
2%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving97%
On foot1%
Bus1%
4%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
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
Buying in Cribyn costs more than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £260K
On this, Cribyn is above both Dyfed’s towns (£196K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). Owners make up 80% of households.
£260Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cribyn£260K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £285,000 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £206,500 | 6 |
80%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
13%
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Cribyn than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 4.3 per 1,000 residents a year
In the comparison, Cribyn comes below both Dyfed’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Violent crime runs at 24.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 6 crimes inside Cribyn’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 22 reports of anti-social behaviour.
24.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social22
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.
24.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
23
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
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 75% of people in Cribyn say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
For Cribyn, that is below both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Cribyn has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.2 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
75%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Cribyn | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.9% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 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
Cribyn keeps more of its old housing than Dyfed or Wales’s towns: 46% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cribyn sits above both Dyfed’s towns (30%) and Wales’s towns (27%) on this measure. Cribyn has 2 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
46%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
57
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Cribyn has fewer young adults than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Dyfed’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. The median resident of Cribyn is 53.8 years old.
53.8median age
CribynDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar23%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cribyn | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cribyn
12pages on Cribyn
The big questions
Cribyn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LampeterLlanybydderAberaeronNew QuayLlandysulPencaderCribyn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cribyn | 353 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lampeter | 2,505 | 4 | C− | B+ | D− | C |
| Llanybydder | 1,182 | 4.8 | — | A− | C− | C |
| Aberaeron | 1,040 | 8 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 8.9 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Llandysul | 1,321 | 9.3 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Pencader | 1,061 | 11 | — | A | D | C |
Llanybydder, Aberaeron, New Quay, Llandysul and Pencader have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cribyn
How many listed buildings are there in Cribyn?
2 on Cadw’s list. That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Cribyn?
Band D council tax in Cribyn 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 Cribyn
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Cribyn is a built-up area of 353 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
- 353 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000250
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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