Raglan’s story
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Raglan’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RaglanGwent
A village of 1,176 in Gwent, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,176
Census 2021 · Monmouthshire council
Median home
£342K
33 sales in 3 years
Median age
56
36% are 65+ · Gwent 20%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Raglan a good place to live?
Raglan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (B): 6.9% in bad or very bad health, 21% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade). Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £342,000, 6.9 years of area income; rent £994 a month.
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.
What makes Raglan stand out
The 3 things Raglan does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Cadoc; 4.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
36% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
51% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
How Raglan grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Raglan is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingC−Open →Hazard risk2.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →Walkability11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportCOpen →HealthBOpen →SafetyBOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £52,723; 1.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History28% of homes built before 1919A−Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 1% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC−Open →Civic life4.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Raglan.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Raglan: 36% are 65 or over, above Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
Raglan sits above both Gwent’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (21%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Raglan has a median age of 56.
56median age
RaglanGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
36%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level34%
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.
| Raglan | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Raglan
Its one school is below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raglan CIW VC Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 165 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade C−
Private renting is less common in Raglan than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 12%
That puts Raglan below both Gwent’s towns (14%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 70% of households own their home.
£342Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Raglan£342K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £395,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £277,500 | 10 |
70%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
12%
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
History
More of the land in Raglan is conservation area than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 30%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
On this, Raglan is above both Gwent’s towns (0%) and Wales’s towns (0%). Raglan has 111 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Raglan has 13 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
13listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II12
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Cadoc Grade II*
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
111
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Fewer commuters in Raglan work nearby than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 16% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Raglan comes below both Gwent’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 37% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot11%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
37%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£53K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 32% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Life expectancy in Raglan is longer than in 73% of UK towns
Women here live to 85.3 on average and men to 81.6 (2019–23). Raglan has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.7 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
76%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Raglan | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.9% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 22% |
81.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.3
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Raglan: 18.7 per 1,000 residents a year, under Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
For Raglan, that is below both Gwent’s towns (36.8) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Police recorded 66 crimes inside Raglan’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes see 11.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
18.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 34% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual28
Vehicle crime11
Public order10
Other theft8
Damage & arson5
Burglary3
Shoplifting1
Drugs0
Anti-social5
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.
18.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
66
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Raglan
14pages on Raglan
The big questions
SafetyB18.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £342K · rent £994 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street Fairfax ViewSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthBWork & commuteB−58% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−2.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Raglan’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
UskPenperlleniMonmouthLlanfoistAbergavennyPontypoolAbersychanRaglan
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raglan | 1,176 | — | — | C− | B | B |
| Usk | 2,310 | 4.7 | — | C− | B+ | B |
| Penperlleni | 1,396 | 5.8 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
| Monmouth | 10,330 | 6.7 | C− | C | C | B− |
| Llanfoist | 2,007 | 8.3 | — | C− | C− | C+ |
| Abergavenny | 13,689 | 8.4 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Pontypool | 29,070 | 8.9 | D− | B− | D | D |
| Abersychan | 7,495 | 9.3 | D− | B | D | D− |
Usk, Penperlleni and Llanfoist have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Raglan
How many listed buildings are there in Raglan?
13 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 4.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Does Raglan flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Raglan
Village in Gwent, Wales
Raglan is a built-up area of 1,176 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
- 1,176 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- County
- Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000384
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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