Tregaron’s story
7 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Tregaron’s built-up area.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TregaronDyfed
A village of 878 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
878
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£176K
52 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.7
31% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Tregaron a good place to live?
Tregaron has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Tregaron stand out
The 3 things Tregaron 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
36% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tregaron.
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of people in Tregaron are 65 or over, more than in Dyfed’s towns and across Wales’s towns
15% are under 15, below both Dyfed’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. The median resident of Tregaron is 50.7 years old.
50.7median age
TregaronDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level31%
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.
| Tregaron | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Tregaron
It appears below. 387 pupils attend Tregaron’s one secondary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Henry Richard SchoolLargest secondary schoolAll-through | All-through | 387 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Tregaron work nearby than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 29% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £45K a year before tax, above Dyfed’s towns (£42K) and close to Wales’s towns (£44K). The census found 20% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Work in town: just over a quarter of resident commuters. There are 1 jobs in Tregaron for each resident in work.
20%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot17%
Bus3%
29%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
3.2%
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 Tregaron own their home: 70%, more than in Dyfed’s towns and across Wales’s towns
Social housing holds 11% of households, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £723 a month across the Ceredigion council area. Half of the 52 standard sales inside Tregaron’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £176,000.
£176Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tregaron£176K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £206,500 | 28 |
| Semi-detached | £140,000 | 8 |
| Terraced | £129,000 | 16 |
70%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
19%
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
Tregaron records more burglary and damage per resident than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 13.7 per 1,000 a year
There were 3.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Dyfed’s towns (6.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Over the year to August 2026, 54 offences were reported in Tregaron, along with 8 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Just over three fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
37.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual33
Public order7
Burglary6
Damage & arson2
Other crime2
Other theft1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Anti-social8
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.
37.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
54
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.
Health
In Tregaron, 77% say their health is good or very good
The nearest A&E to Tregaron is Bronglais General Hospital, 14.7 miles away. One GP practice serves the town.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Tregaron | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy.
History
Much of Tregaron is a conservation area: 24% of its land, more than in Dyfed’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
52% of homes were built before 1919. None of the 7 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. Tregaron has 80 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, about level with Dyfed’s towns (36) and above Wales’s towns (18).
7listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
52%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
80
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 Tregaron
13pages on Tregaron
The big questions
Safety37.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £176K · rent £723 a monthHousing22 sold in 12 months · busiest street PwllswyddogSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute56% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Famous people from Tregaron
7 notable people were born in Tregaron.
A
Annie DaviesWelsh radio and television producer · 1910–1970W
Wynne Melville JonesWelsh artist · born 1947D
David DaviesWelsh Conservative politician, born 1870S
Sir David NicholasBritish broadcast journalist and ITN Editor and Chairman (1…Photo credits
Henry Richard: William Williams, Public domain · Twm Siôn Cati: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregaron’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Questions about Tregaron
How many listed buildings are there in Tregaron?
7 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Tregaron expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £176,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £129,000, semi-detached houses £140,000 and detached houses £206,500.
About Tregaron
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Tregaron is a built-up area of 878 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
- 878 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000242
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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