Dre-fach’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Dre-fach’s built-up area.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Dre-fachDyfed
A village of 305 in Dyfed, Wales. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
305
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median age
52.6
28% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Dre-fach a good place to live?
Dre-fach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Dre-fach stand out
The 3 things Dre-fach does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Homes built before 1919
History
58% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
56% 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 Dre-fach.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Dre-fach: 2% commute under 5 km, below Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below Dyfed’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%) alike. At the census, 95% of commuters went by car. Households take home £41K a year before tax, on average.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot4%
2%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
37%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
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
Schools
1 state school in Dre-fach
It appears below. 107 pupils attend Dre-fach’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Dyffryn Cledlyn VC CiWLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 107 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Housing
Dre-fach is a town of owners: 81% of households own their home, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Social renters account for 1% of households. Private rents average £723 a month across the Ceredigion council area. Renting privately is how nearly a fifth of households live.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Dre-fach£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £260,000 | 6 |
81%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
19%
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
Crime recorded by police in Dre-fach
Police recorded 0 crimes inside Dre-fach’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
0violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
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.
0
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
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)
0
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · Violence and sexual offences were 0% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
Health
Disability is more common in Dre-fach than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 26% of residents
Self-reported good health: three quarters of Dre-fach’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Dre-fach: the nearest practice is 5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Dre-fach is Glangwili General Hospital, 16 miles away.
75%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Dre-fach | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
History
Dre-fach keeps more of its old housing than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 58% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Dre-fach has 1 listed building on Cadw’s list, all Grade II. Per 10,000 residents, Dre-fach counts 33 listed buildings, lower than Dyfed’s towns (36) yet higher than Wales’s towns (18).
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
58%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
33
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
Dre-fach has fewer young adults than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 36% of adults. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Children are 18% of the town. The middle age in Dre-fach is 52.6.
52.6median age
Dre-fachDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 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.
| Dre-fach | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dre-fach
11pages on Dre-fach
The big questions
Dre-fach’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LlanybydderLampeterLlandysulPencaderNew QuayAberaeronDre-fach
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dre-fach | 305 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llanybydder | 1,182 | 2.1 | — | A− | C− | C |
| Lampeter | 2,505 | 4.9 | C− | B+ | D− | C |
| Llandysul | 1,321 | 6.2 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Pencader | 1,061 | 7.2 | — | A | D | C |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 10 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Aberaeron | 1,040 | 11 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
Llanybydder, Llandysul, Pencader, New Quay and Aberaeron have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Dre-fach
How many listed buildings are there in Dre-fach?
1 on Cadw’s list. That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Dre-fach?
At the 2021 Census, 6.9% of Dre-fach’s 305 residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.
How much is council tax in Dre-fach?
Band D council tax in Dre-fach 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 Dre-fach
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Dre-fach is a built-up area of 305 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
- 305 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000261
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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