Tintern’s story
6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Tintern’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →
TinternGwent
A village of 337 in Gwent, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: WelshDave · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
337
Census 2021 · Monmouthshire council
Median age
55.4
33% are 65+ · Gwent 20%
Degree level
42%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Tintern a good place to live?
Tintern has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Tintern stand out
The 3 things Tintern does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including St Anne's House; 7.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% 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 Tintern
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tintern. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey100 m outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumTintern Old Station500 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionTidenham Tunnel3.8 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)
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tintern.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9% of Tintern, fewer than in both Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
7.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Gwent’s towns (11%) and Wales’s towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 33% of residents. Typical age in Tintern: 55.4, the median. Among adults, 42% have a degree.
55.4median age
TinternGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level42%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Tintern | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Tintern is better off than Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: households earn £59K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
90% of commuters drove, above Gwent’s towns (84%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.2%. About 4% of its commuters stay in Tintern for work. For nearly a fifth of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot9%
Underground, tram1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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
More households own their home in Tintern than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 82%
Council and housing-body homes hold 8% of households. 10% rent privately, below both Gwent’s towns (14%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Private rents average £994 a month across the Monmouthshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tintern£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £447,500 | 8 |
82%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
10%
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
Violent crime runs low in Tintern: 14.8 per 1,000 residents a year, under Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 63% of recorded crime. Homes saw 8.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Gwent’s towns (16.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 8 crimes and 3 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Tintern’s built-up area.
14.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Public order1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social3
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.
14.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
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
Bad health is less common in Tintern than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 5.1% of residents
The nearest A&E to Tintern is The Grange University Hospital, 14 miles away. 19% of residents have a disability, below Gwent’s towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Tintern: the nearest practice is 3 miles away.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Tintern | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
History
More of the land in Tintern is conservation area than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 66%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Tintern counts 178 listed buildings, higher than both Gwent’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (18). Homes built before 1919 account for nearly two fifths of the housing. Cadw’s list names 6 listed buildings locally: 1 Grade II*.
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II5
Among them · Grade II*
- St Anne's House Grade II*
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
39%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
178
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 Tintern
12pages on Tintern
The big questions
Tintern’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Tutshill and SedburyChepstowBreamBeachleyColefordLydneyYorkley and WhitecroftTintern
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tintern | 337 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tutshill and Sedbury | 3,618 | 4.4 | B | B− | B− | B+ |
| Chepstow | 11,939 | 5 | C− | C− | C− | C+ |
| Bream | 3,117 | 5.6 | C | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Beachley | 1,120 | 6.2 | — | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Coleford | 5,023 | 6.7 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Lydney | 9,655 | 6.9 | C | B | C | C+ |
| Yorkley and Whitecroft | 2,678 | 7.3 | C+ | B− | B+ | B |
Beachley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tintern
How many listed buildings are there in Tintern?
6 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 7.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
How much is council tax in Tintern?
Band D council tax in Tintern is £2,417 for 2026–27, less than in 55% of UK towns (the Monmouthshire council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Tintern
Village in Gwent, Wales
Tintern is a built-up area of 337 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
- 337 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- County
- Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000446
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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