Bryncrug’s story
7 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Bryncrug’s built-up area.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BryncrugGwynedd
602 people call this village in Gwynedd, Wales home.
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Photo: Voice of Clam · Public domain
Population
602
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£215K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
55.2
31% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Bryncrug a good place to live?
Bryncrug is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Pre-1919 homes make up 45% of the housing. 58% of households own their home outright. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
What makes Bryncrug stand out
The 3 things Bryncrug does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bryncrug.
Who lives here
Few people in Bryncrug are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
Bryncrug has a median age of 55.2. 31% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here.
55.2median age
BryncrugGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level28%
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.
| Bryncrug | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bryncrug than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 10%
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.
88% of commuters drove to work at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 51%, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). Before tax, the average household brings in £40K a year.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
Bicycle5%
On foot4%
Bus1%
51%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£40K
mean household income, before tax
2.9%
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
Bryncrug is a town of owners: 77% of households own their home, above Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The median sale price was £215K, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (£192K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). The social rented sector houses 7% of households. Private rents average £724 a month across the Gwynedd council area.
£215Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bryncrug£215K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £279,500 | 12 |
| Terraced | £124,000 | 6 |
77%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
15%
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
Violent crime runs low in Bryncrug: 18.3 per 1,000 residents a year, under Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Burglary and damage came to 6.1 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Gwynedd’s towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Bryncrug logged 11 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 2 complaints of anti-social conduct. 73% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
18.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Damage & arson2
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social2
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.
18.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
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
81% of people in Bryncrug rate their health good or very good
The nearest A&E to Bryncrug is Bronglais General Hospital, 13.1 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Bryncrug: the nearest practice is 2 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.5% of the town.
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Bryncrug | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
History
Bryncrug’s listed buildings: 7, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
7listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
45%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
116
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 Bryncrug
13pages on Bryncrug
The big questions
Bryncrug’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TywynBarmouthBorthMachynllethBow StreetPenrhyn-cochDolgellauBryncrug
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryncrug | 602 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tywyn | 3,134 | 2.2 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Barmouth | 1,986 | 8.2 | — | B+ | D | B− |
| Borth | 1,115 | 8.3 | — | C+ | C | C+ |
| Machynlleth | 2,161 | 8.8 | — | A− | C | C |
| Bow Street | 1,101 | 11 | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| Penrhyn-coch | 1,378 | 12 | — | B− | A | B |
| Dolgellau | 2,599 | 12 | B− | A− | C | B− |
Barmouth, Borth, Machynlleth, Bow Street and Penrhyn-coch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bryncrug
How many listed buildings are there in Bryncrug?
7 on Cadw’s list. That is 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Bryncrug expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £124,000 and detached houses £279,500.
About Bryncrug
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Bryncrug is a built-up area of 602 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
- 602 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000208
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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