Bontnewydd’s story
7 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Bontnewydd’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BontnewyddGwynedd
It is a village of 821 residents in Gwynedd, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Bill Payer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
821
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£224K
39 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.4
27% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Bontnewydd a good place to live?
Bontnewydd has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 6% of commuters. 7 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up 52% of households.
What makes Bontnewydd stand out
The 3 things Bontnewydd does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
41% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
52% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Caernarfon and 10 more in and around Bontnewydd
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bontnewydd. Best known first.
FortCaernarfon2.2 km outside town, to the north
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon2.1 km outside town, to the north
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls2.1 km outside town, to the north
CastleCaer y Belan3.9 km outside town, to the west
AquariumAnglesey Sea Zoo4.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumRoyal Welch Fusiliers Museum2.1 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Sea Zoo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bontnewydd.
Work & commute
The car carries 93% of commuters in Bontnewydd, more than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Of the commuters living in Bontnewydd, 4% work in the town itself. There are 0.4 jobs in Bontnewydd for each resident in work.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot3%
Bus3%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
Schools
1 state school in Bontnewydd
It appears below. 214 pupils attend Bontnewydd’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd BontnewyddLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 214 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Bontnewydd than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 9%
Social renters account for 14% of households. Owners make up 77% of households, above both Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Private rents average £724 a month across the Gwynedd council area.
£224Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bontnewydd£224K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £291,250 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £214,250 | 12 |
| Terraced | £167,500 | 15 |
77%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£724
average private rent a month, Gwynedd council area
£2,469
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
Violence is recorded less often in Bontnewydd than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 11.8 per 1,000 residents a year
Per 1,000 residents, 3.3 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Police recorded 12 crimes inside Bontnewydd’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. 58% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 8.1 reports per 1,000, below both Gwynedd’s towns (15.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
11.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Damage & arson3
Other theft2
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
11.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.1
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
Just 4.9% of people in Bontnewydd say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The nearest A&E to Bontnewydd is Ysbyty Gwynedd, 7.8 miles away. At the census, 83% of people in Bontnewydd called their health good or very good, above Gwynedd’s towns (80%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. 18% of residents in Bontnewydd live with a disability. Seeing a GP means leaving Bontnewydd: the nearest practice is 2 miles away.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Bontnewydd | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 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
Much of Bontnewydd is a conservation area: 15% of its land, more than in Gwynedd’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.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, below Gwynedd’s towns (40%) but above Wales’s towns (27%). Relative to its size, Bontnewydd keeps 85 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
7listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
85
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 only 13% of Bontnewydd, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Gwynedd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Residents of Bontnewydd have a median age of 50.4.
50.4median age
BontnewyddGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Bontnewydd | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bontnewydd
13pages on Bontnewydd
The big questions
Safety11.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £224K · rent £724 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Glan Beuno EstateSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute38% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards6.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Bontnewydd’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CaernarfonLlanrugBethelPenygroesY FelinheliLlanberisClwt-y-bontBontnewydd
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bontnewydd | 821 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caernarfon | 9,831 | 1.6 | C | B+ | D− | C− |
| Llanrug | 1,537 | 3.9 | — | B | B | B− |
| Bethel | 1,091 | 4.3 | — | B | A | B− |
| Penygroes | 1,793 | 4.4 | — | A− | D | C |
| Y Felinheli | 2,333 | 5.2 | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Llanberis | 1,838 | 5.8 | — | B | C | C |
| Clwt-y-bont | 1,385 | 6.1 | — | A | C | C− |
Llanrug, Bethel, Penygroes, Y Felinheli, Llanberis and Clwt-y-bont have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bontnewydd
How many listed buildings are there in Bontnewydd?
7 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Bontnewydd expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £223,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £167,500, semi-detached houses £214,250 and detached houses £291,250.
About Bontnewydd
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Bontnewydd is a built-up area of 821 people, in the Gwynedd 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
- 821 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000124
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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