Dwyran’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Dwyran’s built-up area.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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DwyranGwynedd
Home to 700 people, this village lies in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Monsyn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
700
Census 2021 · Isle of Anglesey council
Median home
£243K
26 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.6
29% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Dwyran a good place to live?
Dwyran is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 36% of homes were built before 1919.
What makes Dwyran stand out
The 3 things Dwyran does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% 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.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Caernarfon and 11 more in and around Dwyran
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Dwyran. Best known first.
FortCaernarfon4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleCaer y Belan4.4 km outside town, to the south
AquariumAnglesey Sea Zoo2.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumRoyal Welch Fusiliers Museum3.8 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 (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 Dwyran.
Who lives here
An older village: 29% of residents are 65 or over
Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. The age that splits Dwyran in two is 48.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, lower than Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and near Wales’s towns (12%).
48.6median age
DwyranGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level30%
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.
| Dwyran | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Dwyran: 13% commute under 5 km, below Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 94% of commuters, above Gwynedd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. For every resident in work, Dwyran has 0.2 jobs.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot3%
Bus2%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
Buying in Dwyran costs more than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £243K
Social housing holds 14% of households, below both Gwynedd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 11% of households live. Nearly three quarters of households own their home.
£243Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Dwyran£243K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £280,000 | 17 |
| Semi-detached | £177,500 | 6 |
74%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
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
Violent crime runs low in Dwyran: 25.2 per 1,000 residents a year, under Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 42 crimes and 7 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Dwyran’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 50% of the total. Burglary and damage came to 9.5 per 1,000 residents a year, between Gwynedd’s towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7).
25.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual21
Vehicle crime8
Other theft5
Other crime3
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social7
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.
25.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
42
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
In Dwyran, 7.4% say their health is bad or very bad, against 5.5% in Gwynedd’s towns and 7.1% in Wales’s towns
77% of people in Dwyran rate their own health good or very good. The nearest A&E to Dwyran is Ysbyty Gwynedd, 7.5 miles away. One GP practice serves the town.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Dwyran | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.4% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Dwyran’s one listed building is Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list puts 1 listed building inside Dwyran’s built-up area.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
14
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 Dwyran
13pages on Dwyran
The big questions
Safety25.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £243K · rent £714 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lon CapelSchoolsHealthWork & commute38% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards6.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Dwyran’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CaernarfonGaerwenY FelinheliBethelLlanrugLlangefniLlanfair PwllgwyngyllDwyran
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyran | 700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caernarfon | 9,831 | 3.1 | C | B+ | D− | C− |
| Gaerwen | 1,277 | 4.4 | — | A | B− | B− |
| Y Felinheli | 2,333 | 4.9 | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Bethel | 1,091 | 4.9 | — | B | A | B− |
| Llanrug | 1,537 | 5.8 | — | B | B | B− |
| Llangefni | 5,264 | 6.4 | C | A | D | C |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 2,905 | 6.6 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
Gaerwen, Y Felinheli, Bethel and Llanrug have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Dwyran
How many listed buildings are there in Dwyran?
1 on Cadw’s list.
How much is council tax in Dwyran?
Band D council tax in Dwyran 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.
About Dwyran
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Dwyran is a built-up area of 700 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
- 700 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Isle of Anglesey
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000102
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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