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A town of 6,463 in Gwent, Wales.
Bedwas grades D overall against UK towns: better than 14% of UK towns, and #18 of 38 in Gwent. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 17% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is health (D): 7.7% in bad or very bad health, 23% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade). The median home sold for £241,500 in the last three years, 5.7 times what households in the Caerphilly council area earn in a year.
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.
The 3 things Bedwas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Bedwas is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cadw lists 10 buildings inside Bedwas’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bedwas. Best known first.
CastleRuperra Castle4 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleMorgraig Castle4 km outside town, to the south
CastleCraig Ruperra Motte4.1 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleCastell Meredydd3.8 km outside town, to the eastWildlife parkWildlife parkThe Meadows Wildlife Park3.4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bedwas.
Women here live to 81 on average and men to 75 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Bedwas is University Hospital of Wales, 6 miles away. One GP practice serves the town.
| Census 2021 | Bedwas | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyn - y - Wern PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 233 | – |
| Bedwas High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 666 | – |
Police recorded 522 crimes inside Bedwas’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 109 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 14.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Gwent’s towns (16.7) but above Wales’s towns (10.7). Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Bedwas above both Gwent’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%). Household income averages £42K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bedwas has 10 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 26% of its homes were built before 1919.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
On this, Bedwas is below both Gwent’s towns (14%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 69% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £330,000 | 89 |
| Semi-detached | £228,995 | 123 |
| Terraced | £183,750 | 80 |
| Flat or maisonette | £114,250 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the comparison, Bedwas comes below both Gwent’s towns (28%) and Wales’s towns (31%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town. The median resident of Bedwas is 44.4 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Bedwas | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
10 listed buildings in Bedwas.
Bedwas Churchyard Cross: Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The White Hart Inn: Photo: Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0
4 notable people were born in Bedwas.
Karl Francis: Hywel72, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedwas | 6,463 | — | D | B− | C− | D |
| Trethomas | 1,713 | 1.3 | — | B− | D− | D |
| Llanbradach | 3,766 | 1.7 | C | A− | C− | D |
| Caerphilly | 33,104 | 1.7 | D | B− | D | D |
| Cwmfelinfach | 1,353 | 1.8 | — | A | C | D |
| Machen | 1,985 | 2.6 | — | B− | B | C |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 5,639 | 3.2 | D | A | D | D− |
| Maesycwmmer | 2,095 | 3.6 | — | A− | C | D |
Trethomas, Cwmfelinfach, Machen and Maesycwmmer have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
10 on Cadw’s list, 2 of them Grade II*. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Bedwas is £2,083 for 2026–27, less than in 85% of UK towns (the Caerphilly council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Gwent, Wales
Bedwas is a built-up area of 6,463 people, in the Caerphilly 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
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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