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.

Ages and qualifications in Llanarth
	Llanarth	Dyfed	Wales
Under 15	22%	16%	17%
15–24	5.2%	12%	12%
25–44	22%	22%	25%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	26%	24%	21%
No qualifications	25%	19%	20%
Apprenticeship	5.6%	6.1%	5.6%
A levels or similar	14%	18%	17%
Degree level	30%	30%	31%

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Ages46 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households216 households · 60% own their home Where people were born3.7% born outside the UK Questions“What is the population of Llanarth?”

ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL

Work & commute

Commuters in Llanarth travel far: only 9% go under 5 km, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns or 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.

On this, Llanarth is below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). At the census, 7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving90%

On foot5%

Bus2%

of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%

38%

worked mainly from home in March 2021

£42K

mean household income, before tax

2.7%

of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)

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Commute map7% walk, cycle or ride Jobs based here100 jobs based here · Hotels, pubs and restaurants is the biggest, 40%Household income£42K a year · Mean household income Getting to work9% go under 5 km · Short trips to work

ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL

Housing

Fewer households own their home in Llanarth than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 60%

In the comparison, Llanarth comes below both Dyfed’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%).

£215Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Llanarth£215K

Typical UK town£277K

By type	Median	Sales
Detached	£245,000	5

60%

of households own their home · Wales 65%

20%

rent privately · Wales 17%

£723

average private rent a month, Ceredigion council area

£2,419

council tax, Band D, 2026–27

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House pricesMedian sale £215,000 Renting£723 a month · Average private rent Council tax£2,419 Band D · Council tax, 2026–27 Owners and renters60% own their home

HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL

Safety

Llanarth records more violent crime per resident than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 62.7 per 1,000 a year

For Llanarth, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Burglary and damage come to 18.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 43 crimes inside Llanarth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour.

62.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violence & sexual28

Damage & arson6

Other theft3

Drugs2

Other crime2

Public order1

Vehicle crime1

Shoplifting0

Anti-social4

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.

62.7

violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

18.6

burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

5.4

anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)

crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026

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Safety Grade62.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 · Crime recorded by police in Llanarth Crime by typeViolence & sexual leads Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“Is Llanarth safe?”

data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL

Health

Bad health is more common in Llanarth than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 9.9% of residents

Llanarth sits above both Dyfed’s towns (7.4%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%) on this measure. Llanarth has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.8 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 15%Bad or very bad 10%

Census 2021	Llanarth	Dyfed	Wales
Good or very good health	75%	77%	78%
Bad or very bad health	9.9%	7.4%	7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)	27%	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.

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Health GradeHealth Grade Getting care18.3 miles to A&E · Bronglais General Hospital GP practices2.8 miles to a GP · No GP practice in town Census health75% in good health

ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL

History

More buildings in Llanarth are listed than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 331 per 10,000 residents

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

Llanarth has 16 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 48% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Dyfed’s towns (30%) and Wales’s towns (27%).

16listed buildings

Listed buildings by grade · Cadw

Grade I0

Grade II*1

Grade II15

Among them · Grade II*

Church of Saint David Grade II*

scheduled monuments

registered parks and gardens

48%

of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%

331

listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24

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Listed buildings16 listed buildings Homes by age48% built before 1919 · Older homes Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“How many listed buildings are there in Llanarth?”

Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Llanarth

13pages on Llanarth

The big questions

Safety62.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 Cost of livingMedian home £215K · rent £723 a month Housing3 sold in 12 months SchoolsHealthWork & commute61% of working residents work in the town Flood & hazards6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Out and about

AttractionsClimateJuly highs of 19°C (67°F), 1,132 mm of rain a year Weather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46 · 484 people History16 listed buildings Town Hall & politicsCouncil area: Ceredigion

Llanarth’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dyfed →

New QuayAberaeronLlandysulLlanybydderAberporthLampeterLlanarth

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Llanarth	484	—	—	—	—	—
New Quay	1,046	1.9	—	C⁻	C⁻	B⁻
Aberaeron	1,040	3.9	—	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺
Llandysul	1,321	11	—	B⁺	D	C
Llanybydder	1,182	11	—	A⁻	C⁻	C
Aberporth	1,075	11	—	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Lampeter	2,505	11	C⁻	B⁺	D⁻	C

New Quay, Aberaeron, Llandysul, Llanybydder and Aberporth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.

Questions about Llanarth

How many listed buildings are there in Llanarth?

16 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 13.6 times the typical UK town for its size. 48% of Llanarth’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.

Who lives in Llanarth?

An older village. At the 2021 Census, 26% of residents were 65 or over and 25% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 22% were under 15.

Is Llanarth expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £215,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Ceredigion council area averaged £723 a month in August 2026.

About Llanarth

Village in Dyfed, Wales

Llanarth is a built-up area of 484 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: 484 (Census 2021)
Council: Ceredigion
County: Dyfed
Region: Wales
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
ONS code: W45000245

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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