Llanon’s story
32 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llanon’s built-up area.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanonDyfed
A village of 665 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Bjenks · CC BY 3.0
Population
665
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£240K
36 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.4
32% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanon a good place to live?
Llanon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llanon stand out
The 3 things Llanon does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanon.
Who lives here
Llanon skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
Llanon sits above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%) on this measure. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population. The median resident of Llanon is 52.4 years old.
52.4median age
LlanonDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanon | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Llanon travel far: only 10% 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 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Llanon below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). The car carried 89% of commuters at the census.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
Bus5%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
3%
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
Most households in Llanon own their home: 76%, more than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns
On this, Llanon is above both Dyfed’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Social housing holds 4% of households.
£240Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanon£240K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £297,500 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £220,750 | 14 |
| Terraced | £140,000 | 7 |
76%
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
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Llanon harder than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 27.6 per 1,000 residents a year
In the comparison, Llanon comes above both Dyfed’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Violent crime runs at 58.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 65 crimes inside Llanon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
58.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual43
Damage & arson11
Public order5
Burglary3
Other crime2
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
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.
58.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
27.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
65
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
More people in Llanon live with a disability than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 26%
For Llanon, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Llanon has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.4 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 | Llanon | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.4% | 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
History
More buildings in Llanon are listed than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 481 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Llanon has 32 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. Of Llanon’s land, 9% lies in conservation areas, above both Dyfed’s towns (0%) and Wales’s towns (0%). Homes from before 1919 make up 45% of the total.
32listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II30
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St. Ffraed Grade II*
- Llanon Cottage Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
45%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
481
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanon
13pages on Llanon
The big questions
Safety58.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £240K · rent £723 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street Stad Craig DduSchoolsHealthWork & commute43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards4.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llanon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AberaeronNew QuayLlanbadarn FawrAberystwythLlanon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanon | 665 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aberaeron | 1,040 | 4.2 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 8.6 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Llanbadarn Fawr | 1,766 | 10 | — | B− | C− | C |
| Aberystwyth | 14,646 | 10 | C | B | D | C− |
Aberaeron, New Quay and Llanbadarn Fawr have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanon
How many listed buildings are there in Llanon?
32 on Cadw’s list, 2 of them Grade II*. That is 19.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Llanon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £240,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £140,000, semi-detached houses £220,750 and detached houses £297,500. Private rents in the Ceredigion council area averaged £723 a month in August 2026.
About Llanon
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Llanon is a built-up area of 665 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
- 665 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000235
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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