Henfynyw’s story
3 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Henfynyw’s built-up area.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HenfynywDyfed
A village of 315 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
315
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£254K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.1
24% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Henfynyw a good place to live?
Henfynyw has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Henfynyw stand out
The 3 things Henfynyw 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%)
32% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 3.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
49% own outright
74% own their home in all.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Henfynyw.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Henfynyw walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 3%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Henfynyw is below both Dyfed’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (16%). The car carried 94% of commuters at the census.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot2%
Bus1%
32%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
Homes in Henfynyw cost more than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £254K
In the comparison, Henfynyw comes above both Dyfed’s towns (£196K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). 12% of households rent privately.
£254Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Henfynyw£254K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £250,000 | 9 |
74%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
12%
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
Violence is recorded less often in Henfynyw than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 17.9 per 1,000 residents a year
For Henfynyw, that is below both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Burglary and damage come to 4.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 11 crimes inside Henfynyw’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
17.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Drugs2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social1
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.
17.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
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
Fewer people in Henfynyw say their health is good than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 74%
Henfynyw sits below both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%) on this measure. Henfynyw has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.9 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
74%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 74%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Henfynyw | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.9% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 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
3 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.
Henfynyw has 3 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 36% of its homes were built before 1919.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
95
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
Henfynyw has fewer young adults than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
That puts Henfynyw below both Dyfed’s towns (12%) and Wales’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. The median resident of Henfynyw is 48.1 years old.
48.1median age
HenfynywDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship4%
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.
| Henfynyw | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Henfynyw
13pages on Henfynyw
The big questions
Henfynyw’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AberaeronNew QuayLampeterLlanybydderHenfynyw
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henfynyw | 315 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aberaeron | 1,040 | 1.2 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 3.5 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Lampeter | 2,505 | 11 | C− | B+ | D− | C |
| Llanybydder | 1,182 | 12 | — | A− | C− | C |
Aberaeron, New Quay and Llanybydder have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Henfynyw
How many listed buildings are there in Henfynyw?
3 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Henfynyw expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Ceredigion council area averaged £723 a month in August 2026.
Who lives in Henfynyw?
At the 2021 Census, 7.6% of Henfynyw’s 315 residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.
About Henfynyw
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Henfynyw is a built-up area of 315 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
- 315 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000241
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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