Clydach’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Clydach’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ClydachGwent
A village of 325 in Gwent, Wales.
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Photo: andy dolman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
325
Census 2021 · Monmouthshire council
Median home
£235K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.6
18% are 65+ · Gwent 20%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Clydach a good place to live?
Clydach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Clydach stand out
The 3 things Clydach 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.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clydach.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Clydach work nearby than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 12% travel under 5 km
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.
That puts Clydach below both Gwent’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). At the census, 7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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
Few households rent privately in Clydach: 9%, fewer than in Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
On this, Clydach is below both Gwent’s towns (14%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 69% of households own their home.
£235Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Clydach£235K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £237,000 | 7 |
69%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£994
average private rent a month, Monmouthshire council area
£2,417
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
Crime recorded by police in Clydach
Police recorded 20 crimes inside Clydach’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 6 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 60% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
34violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Public order4
Damage & arson3
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social6
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.
34
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
More people in Clydach live with a disability than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 25%
In the comparison, Clydach comes above both Gwent’s towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Clydach has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.4 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Clydach | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.5% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 22% | 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
History
Old homes shape Clydach: 55% were built before 1919, more than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Clydach, that is above both Gwent’s towns (26%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Clydach has 2 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
55%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
62
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Clydach than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 16% are under 15
Clydach sits below both Gwent’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. The median resident of Clydach is 46.6 years old.
46.6median age
ClydachGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Clydach | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Crickhowell Castle and 5 more in and around Clydach
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Clydach. Best known first.
CastleCrickhowell Castle4.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBrynmawr and District Museum3.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum · CadwBlaenavon Iron Works3.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionRhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre3.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBig Pit: National Coal Museum4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBlaenafon Community Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brynmawr and District Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clydach
13pages on Clydach
The big questions
Clydach’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GilwernGovilonBrynmawrNantygloBlaenavonBlainaCrickhowellClydach
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clydach | 325 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gilwern | 2,184 | 1.6 | — | C− | B | B− |
| Govilon | 1,342 | 2.4 | — | D | A | B− |
| Brynmawr | 5,250 | 2.6 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Nantyglo | 4,548 | 2.7 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Blaenavon | 5,637 | 3 | D− | B | D− | D |
| Blaina | 4,553 | 3.4 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Crickhowell | 2,108 | 3.6 | — | C | B | B+ |
Gilwern, Govilon and Crickhowell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Clydach
How many listed buildings are there in Clydach?
2 on Cadw’s list. That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Is Clydach expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £235,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Monmouthshire council area averaged £994 a month in August 2026.
About Clydach
Village in Gwent, Wales
Clydach is a built-up area of 325 people, in the Monmouthshire 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
- 325 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- County
- Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000335
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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