Old homes in Tregaron: 52% built before 1919

Cadw lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest, Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, and Grade II for buildings of special interest. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.

Every entry on Cadw’s register of listed buildings whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.

Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.

34% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1900–18, which added 18% of today’s homes.

Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.

Twm Siôn Cati

Henry Richard

David Davies

William Evans

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Henry Richard1812–1888 · British politician (1812-1888)

Twm Siôn Cati1530–1608 · Welsh poet and genealogist, later a figure in Welsh folklore

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David Davies1870–1958 · Welsh Conservative politician, born 1870

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William Evans1895–1988 · British cardiologist, born 1895 (1895–1988)

Everyone born in Tregaron → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

More of Tregaron’s homes are old than in most places: 52% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 7 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1989. Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Henry Richard (1812), Twm Siôn Cati (1530) and David Davies (1870). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1963 and 1997.