New Quay’s story
89 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside New Quay’s built-up area.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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New QuayDyfed
A village of 1,046 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,046
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£297K
50 sales in 3 years
Median age
58.5
37% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is New Quay a good place to live?
New Quay has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 17% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is jobs & income (D): mean household income £42,441; 2.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £297,000 in the last three years, 6.8 times what households in the Ceredigion council area earn in a year.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes New Quay stand out
The 3 things New Quay does most differently from other towns.
How New Quay grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far New Quay is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeDOpen →SafetyC−Open →Cost of livingC−Open →WalkabilityB+Open →Hazard risk0.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC+Open →HealthB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryA+Open →Outdoors30% live within 400 m of a park; 1.2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life6.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 30% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New Quay.
Who lives here
Few people in New Quay are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in both Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Those 65 and older account for 37% of residents. Children under 15 make up 9.4%, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Half the people of New Quay are older than 58.5. 33% of adults hold a degree.
58.5median age
New QuayDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
37%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| New Quay | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in New Quay
It appears below. 72 pupils attend New Quay’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Cei NewyddLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 72 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
History
More buildings in New Quay are listed than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 851 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 11% of New Quay’s land, higher than both Dyfed’s towns (0%) and Wales’s towns (0%). Cadw’s list names 89 listed buildings in the town, every one Grade II. Homes built before 1919 account for 48% of the housing.
89listed buildingsA+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II89
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
48%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
851
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Crime per resident in New Quay is higher than in 81% of UK towns
Burglary and damage came to 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Dyfed’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (10.7). New Quay logged 62 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 4 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 52% of recorded crime.
39.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 8% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual32
Damage & arson8
Other theft6
Burglary6
Public order4
Drugs3
Other crime3
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.
39.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
62
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
HousingCost of living grade C−
Most households in New Quay own their home: 80%, more than in both Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
7% live in social housing, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 13% of households live. Private rents average £723 a month across the Ceredigion council area.
£297Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
New Quay£297K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £299,000 | 17 |
80%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
13%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Long commutes are the norm in New Quay: just 32% travel under 5 km, below Dyfed’s towns and 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.
New Quay counts 0.9 jobs per working resident. Working mainly from home: 38% of workers, above Dyfed’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. The car carried 79% of commuters at the census. 25% of commuters who live in New Quay also work there.
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot15%
Bus2%
Train1%
32%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B+
Walkability: more walkable than 67% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in New Quay than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 6% of residents
New Quay has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to New Quay is Bronglais General Hospital, 18.6 miles away. Just over three quarters of people in New Quay rate their own health good or very good.
76%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | New Quay | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 23% | 22% |
80
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Quay
15pages on New Quay
The big questions
SafetyC−39.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £297K · rent £723 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street CwmhalenSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthB−Work & commuteD67% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC+0.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from New Quay
4 notable people were born in New Quay.
F
Florrie EvansWelsh revivalist and missionary · 1884–1967Photo credits
Dewi Emrys: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Margaret Jane Gordon: [Australia] : C.B. & Co. : Talma, [ca. 1907], Public domain
New Quay’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AberaeronAberporthLlandysulNew Quay
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Quay | 1,046 | — | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Aberaeron | 1,040 | 4.5 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Aberporth | 1,075 | 9.7 | — | C+ | C− | C− |
| Llandysul | 1,321 | 11 | — | B+ | D | C |
Aberaeron, Aberporth and Llandysul have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about New Quay
How many listed buildings are there in New Quay?
89 on Cadw’s list. That is 34.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
About New Quay
Village in Dyfed, Wales
New Quay is a built-up area of 1,046 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
- 1,046 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000243
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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