Brynteg’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Brynteg’s built-up area.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →
BryntegGwynedd
A village of 506 in Gwynedd, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
506
Census 2021 · Isle of Anglesey council
Median home
£258K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.1
29% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
1%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Brynteg a good place to live?
Brynteg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Brynteg stand out
The 3 things Brynteg does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
1% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Own outright
Housing
60% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brynteg.
Who lives here
Brynteg has fewer young adults than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
In the comparison, Brynteg comes below both Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Brynteg has a median age of 53.1.
53.1median age
BryntegGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Brynteg | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 1% of commuters in Brynteg go to work without a car, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Brynteg, that is below both Gwynedd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (16%). 12% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
1%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving99%
On foot1%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£47K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
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 Brynteg than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 90%
Brynteg sits above both Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%) on this measure. Social housing holds 1% of households.
£258Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Brynteg£258K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £302,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £241,250 | 6 |
90%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
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
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Brynteg than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 6.6 per 1,000 residents a year
That puts Brynteg below both Gwynedd’s towns (31.9) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Burglary and damage come to 0 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 4 crimes inside Brynteg’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour.
6.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
6.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
4
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Brynteg, 15% of residents, than in Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
On this, Brynteg is below both Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Brynteg has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Brynteg | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 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
History
1 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Brynteg has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 15% of its homes were built before 1919.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
20
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre and 2 more in and around Brynteg
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Brynteg. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumMoelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre3.9 km outside town, to the northeastFortFortDinas100 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumStone Science3.7 km outside town, to the south
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brynteg
14pages on Brynteg
The big questions
Brynteg’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BenllechLlangefniLlanerchymeddGaerwenLlanfair PwllgwyngyllAmlwchMenai BridgeBrynteg
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brynteg | 506 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benllech | 2,072 | 1.3 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Llangefni | 5,264 | 4.7 | C | A | D | C |
| Llanerchymedd | 1,155 | 4.8 | — | A | B+ | C− |
| Gaerwen | 1,277 | 6.8 | — | A | B− | B− |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 2,905 | 7 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Amlwch | 3,148 | 7.2 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Menai Bridge | 3,045 | 7.3 | B | A− | C | B |
Benllech, Llanerchymedd 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 Brynteg
Who lives in Brynteg?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 29% of residents were 65 or over and 31% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 14% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Brynteg?
Band D council tax in Brynteg is £2,261 for 2026–27, less than in 79% of UK towns (the Isle of Anglesey council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Is Brynteg expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £258,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £241,250 and detached houses £302,000. Private rents in the Isle of Anglesey council area averaged £714 a month in August 2026.
About Brynteg
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Brynteg is a built-up area of 506 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
- 506 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Isle of Anglesey
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000014
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.