Llanrhystud’s story
5 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Llanrhystud’s built-up area.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanrhystudDyfed
A village of 353 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: John Fielding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
353
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£188K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
48
26% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanrhystud a good place to live?
Llanrhystud has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llanrhystud stand out
The 3 things Llanrhystud does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
£188K median home
32% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
43% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Dyfed 30%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanrhystud.
Who lives here
Few people in Llanrhystud are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Llanrhystud sits below both Dyfed’s towns (12%) and Wales’s towns (12%) on this measure. 20% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Llanrhystud is 48 years old.
48median age
LlanrhystudDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanrhystud | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Llanrhystud work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 20% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Llanrhystud below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 2.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot9%
Bus6%
Train1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
Llanrhystud is a town of owners: 76% of households own their home, above Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
On this, Llanrhystud is above both Dyfed’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). 5% of households live in social housing.
£188Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanrhystud£188K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £290,000 | 5 |
76%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
18%
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 Llanrhystud
Police recorded 28 crimes inside Llanrhystud’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 54% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
47.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual15
Other theft3
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Drugs2
Shoplifting1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
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.
47.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
28
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
Disability is less common in Llanrhystud, 17% of residents, than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
In the comparison, Llanrhystud comes below both Dyfed’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Llanrhystud has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 6.3 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Llanrhystud | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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
Old homes shape Llanrhystud: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Llanrhystud, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (30%) and Wales’s towns (27%). For its size, Llanrhystud has 142 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Llanrhystud has 5 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
48%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
142
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 Llanrhystud
14pages on Llanrhystud
The big questions
Llanrhystud’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AberaeronLlanbadarn FawrAberystwythBow StreetNew QuayPenrhyn-cochLlanrhystud
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanrhystud | 353 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aberaeron | 1,040 | 6.5 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Llanbadarn Fawr | 1,766 | 8 | — | B− | C− | C |
| Aberystwyth | 14,646 | 8.1 | C | B | D | C− |
| Bow Street | 1,101 | 11 | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 11 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Penrhyn-coch | 1,378 | 11 | — | B− | A | B |
Aberaeron, Llanbadarn Fawr, Bow Street, New Quay and Penrhyn-coch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanrhystud
How many listed buildings are there in Llanrhystud?
5 on Cadw’s list. That is 5.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Llanrhystud?
At the 2021 Census, 6.5% of Llanrhystud’s 353 residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.
Is Llanrhystud expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Ceredigion council area averaged £723 a month in August 2026.
About Llanrhystud
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Llanrhystud 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 (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000232
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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