Llandogo’s story
5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llandogo’s built-up area.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlandogoGwent
A village of 469 in Gwent, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
469
Census 2021 · Monmouthshire council
Median home
£395K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.3
32% are 65+ · Gwent 20%
Degree level
47%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llandogo a good place to live?
Llandogo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llandogo stand out
The 3 things Llandogo does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Oudoceus; 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Gwent 28%.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Tintern Abbey and 3 more in and around Llandogo
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llandogo. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey3.7 km outside town, to the south
Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle2.5 km outside town, to the east
CastleClearwell Castle4.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumTintern Old Station3.3 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clearwell Castle: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llandogo.
Who lives here
More people in Llandogo hold a degree than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 47%
6.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Gwent’s towns (11%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Over-65s are nearly a third of the population. Line up the people of Llandogo by age and the one in the middle is 54.3.
54.3median age
LlandogoGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level47%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Llandogo | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Llandogo
It appears below. 64 pupils attend Llandogo’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llandogo C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 64 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Household income in Llandogo, £59K a year, runs above Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Llandogo, 8% work in the town itself. 1.7% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below Gwent’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%) alike. For 13% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot10%
Train1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
43%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
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
Homes in Llandogo cost more than in Gwent’s towns and across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £395K
Social housing holds just over one in ten households, lower than both Gwent’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (18%). 8% of households are private tenants. Home ownership stands at 78% of households.
£395Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llandogo£395K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £455,000 | 9 |
78%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
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
Homes in Llandogo see less burglary and damage than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 5 per 1,000 a year
58% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Violent crime ran at 15.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Gwent’s towns (36.7) and Wales’s towns (33.8) alike. Police recorded 12 crimes inside Llandogo’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 6 reports of anti-social behaviour.
15.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Bicycle theft1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
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.
15.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
12
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
Good or very good health: 76% of Llandogo’s residents
The nearest A&E to Llandogo is The Grange University Hospital, 14.5 miles away. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.3 miles off. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 8.1% of the town.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Llandogo | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.1% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Much of Llandogo is a conservation area: 99% of its land, more than in Gwent’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.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Gwent’s towns (26%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Scaled to its population, that is 107 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Llandogo. The town has 5 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 1 Grade II*.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II4
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Oudoceus Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
42%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
107
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 Llandogo
13pages on Llandogo
The big questions
Safety15.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £395K · rent £994 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llandogo’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BreamColefordMonmouthBroadwell and CoalwayBerry HillTutshill and SedburyYorkley and WhitecroftLlandogo
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandogo | 469 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bream | 3,117 | 5 | C | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Coleford | 5,023 | 5.2 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Monmouth | 10,330 | 5.5 | C− | C | C | B− |
| Broadwell and Coalway | 3,304 | 5.9 | C+ | B | B− | C |
| Berry Hill | 2,211 | 6.1 | — | B− | C | C+ |
| Tutshill and Sedbury | 3,618 | 6.3 | B | B− | B− | B+ |
| Yorkley and Whitecroft | 2,678 | 6.8 | C+ | B− | B+ | B |
Berry Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llandogo
How many listed buildings are there in Llandogo?
5 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Llandogo?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 32% of residents were 65 or over and 32% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 12% were under 15.
Is Llandogo expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Monmouthshire council area averaged £994 a month in August 2026.
About Llandogo
Village in Gwent, Wales
Llandogo is a built-up area of 469 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
- 469 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- County
- Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000415
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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