Bodedern’s story
4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Bodedern’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BodedernGwynedd
A village of 1,193 in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,193
Census 2021 · Isle of Anglesey council
Median home
£215K
19 sales in 3 years
Median age
41.2
20% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Bodedern a good place to live?
Bodedern has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £215,000, 4.8 years of area income; rent £714 a month. Its weakest is jobs & income (D): mean household income £45,483; 3.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
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 Bodedern stand out
The 3 things Bodedern does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£714 a month
Average private rent, 19% of what households in the area earn: less than in 89% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Isle of Anglesey council area.
How Bodedern grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Bodedern is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeDOpen →WalkabilityDOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →HealthC−Open →Hazard risk0.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC+Open →SafetyB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryB−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 16% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeBOpen →Civic life1.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bodedern.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Fewer commuters in Bodedern work nearby than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 20% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Bodedern comes below both Gwynedd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). At the census, 8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 10% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
2 state schools in Bodedern
Its two schools are below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd BodedernLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 85 | – |
| Ysgol Uwchradd BodedernLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 810 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listSee all 2 schools →
HousingCost of living grade A−
Bodedern gets an A− for cost of living grade
The median sale price was £215K, above both Gwynedd’s towns (£191K) and Wales’s towns (£195K).
£215Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bodedern£215K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £242,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £120,000 | 5 |
15%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£714
average private rent a month, Isle of Anglesey council area
£2,261
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Life expectancy in Bodedern is shorter than in 77% of UK towns
Women here live to 81.8 on average and men to 78.6 (2019–23). Bodedern has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
80%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Bodedern | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 22% |
78.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.8
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
Homes in Bodedern see less burglary and damage than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 6.2 per 1,000 a year
For Bodedern, that is below both Gwynedd’s towns (9.2) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Police recorded 44 crimes inside Bodedern’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 14 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence comes to 28.2 per 1,000 residents a year.
28.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 26% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual31
Damage & arson5
Other crime3
Burglary2
Drugs2
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social14
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.
28.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
44
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
History
Much of Bodedern is a conservation area: 11% of its land, more than Gwynedd’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.
Bodedern sits above both Gwynedd’s towns (4%) and Wales’s towns (0%) on this measure. Bodedern has 4 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 28% of homes were built before 1919.
4listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II3
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St. Edeyrn Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
34
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
Children make up 20% of Bodedern, above Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
That puts Bodedern above both Gwynedd’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.7% of residents. The median resident of Bodedern is 41.2 years old.
41.2median age
BodedernGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
20%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Bodedern | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bodedern
15pages on Bodedern
The big questions
SafetyB−28.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £215K · rent £714 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street London RoadSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthC−Work & commuteD48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC+0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Bodedern
3 notable people were born in Bodedern.
D
Dion DonohueBritish association football player (born 1993)W
William David OwenBritish writer (1874–1925)Photo credits
William Roberts: Elliott & Fry, CC BY 4.0
Bodedern’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ValleyHolyheadLlanerchymeddLlangefniCemaesAmlwchGaerwenBodedern
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodedern | 1,193 | — | — | A− | B− | C− |
| Valley | 2,003 | 2.6 | — | B | B | C+ |
| Holyhead | 11,753 | 5.6 | C− | A | D | D |
| Llanerchymedd | 1,155 | 5.8 | — | A | B+ | C− |
| Llangefni | 5,264 | 8.3 | C | A | D | C |
| Cemaes | 1,023 | 8.5 | — | B+ | B− | C− |
| Amlwch | 3,148 | 10 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Gaerwen | 1,277 | 11 | — | A | B− | B− |
Valley, Llanerchymedd, Cemaes and Gaerwen have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bodedern
How many listed buildings are there in Bodedern?
4 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 1.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Bodedern expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £215,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £120,000, semi-detached houses £242,000 and detached houses £275,000.
Is Bodedern safe?
Police recorded 44 crimes inside Bodedern’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 70% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
About Bodedern
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Bodedern is a built-up area of 1,193 people, in the Isle of Anglesey 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
- 1,193 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Isle of Anglesey
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000024
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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