On this, Penparc is above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). 11% of residents are children under 15. Half the people of Penparc are older than 55.9.

55.9median age

PenparcDyfedWales

DyfedWales

Ages · share of residents

35%

Qualifications · residents 16 and older

No qualifications19%

Apprenticeship6%

A levels or similar21%

Degree level25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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 Penparc
	Penparc	Dyfed	Wales
Under 15	11%	16%	17%
15–24	8.5%	12%	12%
25–44	19%	22%	25%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	35%	24%	21%
No qualifications	19%	19%	20%
Apprenticeship	6.3%	6.1%	5.6%
A levels or similar	21%	18%	17%
Degree level	25%	30%	31%

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Ages55.9 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households236 households · 79% own their home Where people were born1.2% born outside the UK Questions“What is the population of Penparc?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Penparc walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 5%

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

In the comparison, Penparc comes below both Dyfed’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (16%). 93% of commuters drove to work at the census.

5%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving93%

On foot2%

Bus2%

Bicycle1%

43%

of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%

25%

worked mainly from home in March 2021

£38K

mean household income, before tax

2.5%

of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)

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Commute map5% walk, cycle or ride Jobs based here100 jobs based here · Hotels, pubs and restaurants is the biggest, 17%Household income£38K a year · Mean household income Getting to work43% 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

More households own their home in Penparc than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 79%

For Penparc, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Private renters make up 11% of households.

£250Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Penparc£250K

Typical UK town£277K

By type	Median	Sales
Detached	£275,000	25

79%

of households own their home · Wales 65%

11%

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 £250,250 Renting£723 a month · Average private rent Council tax£2,419 Band D · Council tax, 2026–27 Owners and renters79% own their home

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

Safety

Penparc records less violent crime per resident than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 19.3 per 1,000 a year

Penparc sits below both Dyfed’s towns (39.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8) on this measure. Police recorded 23 crimes inside Penparc’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 61% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.

19.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violence & sexual14

Damage & arson4

Burglary3

Public order1

Vehicle crime1

Shoplifting0

Other theft0

Drugs0

Anti-social2

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.

19.3

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

9.2

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

6.9

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

crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026

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Safety Grade19.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 · Crime recorded by police in Penparc Crime by typeViolence & sexual leads Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“Is Penparc safe?”

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

Health

Fewer people in Penparc live with a disability than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 18%

That puts Penparc below both Dyfed’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (22%). The nearest A&E to Penparc is Glangwili General Hospital, 21.5 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.

78%good or very good health

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%

Census 2021	Penparc	Dyfed	Wales
Good or very good health	78%	77%	78%
Bad or very bad health	6.2%	7.4%	7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)	18%	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 care21.5 miles to A&E · Glangwili General Hospital GP practices2.2 miles to a GP · No GP practice in town Census health78% in good health

ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL

History

0 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.

Penparc has 0 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 25% of its homes were built before 1919.

0listed buildings

Listed buildings by grade · Cadw

Grade I0

Grade II*0

Grade II0

scheduled monuments

registered parks and gardens

25%

of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%

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

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Listed buildings0 listed buildings Homes by age25% built before 1919 · Older homes Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“How many listed buildings are there in Penparc?”

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

Nearby attractions

Cardigan Castle and 8 more in and around Penparc

Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Penparc. Best known first.

All attractions →

CastleCardigan Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southwest

Castle · CadwCastell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle4 km outside town, to the south

Abbey or priory · CadwSt Dogmaels Abbey4 km outside town, to the southwest Art galleryArt galleryVlad-Art Gallery2.6 km outside town, to the southwest AttractionAttractionY Felin3.9 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumCastle Green House2.7 km outside town, to the southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Cardigan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Dogmaels Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Penparc

13pages on Penparc

The big questions

Safety19.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 Cost of livingMedian home £250K · rent £723 a month Housing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Dolwerdd Estate SchoolsHealthWork & commute44% of working residents work in the town Flood & hazards0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Out and about

AttractionsClimateJuly highs of 19°C (66°F), 1,254 mm of rain a year Weather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.9 · 487 people HistoryTown Hall & politicsCouncil area: Ceredigion

Penparc’s neighbours

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

All towns in Dyfed →

CardiganSt DogmaelsAberporthNewcastle EmlynPenparc

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Penparc	487	—	—	—	—	—
Cardigan	3,767	2.1	D	B⁻	D⁻	D
St Dogmaels	1,013	3.1	—	B	B⁻	B⁻
Aberporth	1,075	3.7	—	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Newcastle Emlyn	1,842	7.6	—	B⁺	D	C

St Dogmaels, Aberporth and Newcastle Emlyn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.

Questions about Penparc

Is Penparc expensive to live in?

Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £250,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Ceredigion council area averaged £723 a month in August 2026.

How much is council tax in Penparc?

Band D council tax in Penparc is £2,419 for 2026–27, less than in 55% of UK towns (the Ceredigion council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.

About Penparc

Village in Dyfed, Wales

Penparc is a built-up area of 487 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: 487 (Census 2021)
Council: Ceredigion
County: Dyfed
Region: Wales
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
ONS code: W45000256

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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