Llanbedrog’s story
9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llanbedrog’s built-up area.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanbedrogGwynedd
A village of 841 in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Black Kite · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
841
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£250K
45 sales in 3 years
Median age
55.2
35% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanbedrog a good place to live?
Llanbedrog has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llanbedrog stand out
The 3 things Llanbedrog does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Pedrog; 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
47% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
63% own their home in all.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanbedrog.
Who lives here
Few people in Llanbedrog are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
On this, Llanbedrog is below both Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 35% of the town. Half the people of Llanbedrog are older than 55.2.
55.2median age
LlanbedrogGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level34%
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.
| Llanbedrog | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Llanbedrog
Its one school is below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd LlanbedrogLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 97 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Commuters in Llanbedrog travel far: only 26% go under 5 km, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Llanbedrog comes below both Gwynedd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 34% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving78%
On foot13%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
3.3%
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
Homes in Llanbedrog cost more than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £250K
For Llanbedrog, that is above both Gwynedd’s towns (£192K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). 11% of households rent privately.
£250Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanbedrog£250K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £202,500 | 5 |
| Terraced | £229,975 | 12 |
11%
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Llanbedrog than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 6.7 per 1,000 residents a year
Llanbedrog sits below both Gwynedd’s towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7) on this measure. Police recorded 36 crimes inside Llanbedrog’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime runs at 27 per 1,000 residents a year.
27violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual22
Shoplifting3
Other theft3
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Other crime2
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Anti-social5
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.
27
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
36
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
Llanbedrog is 27.9 miles from the nearest A&E
One GP practice serves the town. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Llanbedrog | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 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
History
9 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.
Llanbedrog has 9 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 18% of its homes were built before 1919.
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II7
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Pedrog Grade II*
- Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
18%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
107
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 Llanbedrog
12pages on Llanbedrog
The big questions
Safety27 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £250K · rent £724 a monthHousing15 sold in 12 months · busiest street Glyn Y MorSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards2.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llanbedrog’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PwllheliNefynCricciethLlanbedrog
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanbedrog | 841 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pwllheli | 3,622 | 3.7 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Nefyn | 1,291 | 5.4 | — | B− | C | C+ |
| Criccieth | 1,737 | 12 | — | C | B | C+ |
Nefyn and Criccieth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanbedrog
Who lives in Llanbedrog?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 35% of residents were 65 or over and 26% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 14% were under 15.
How many listed buildings are there in Llanbedrog?
9 on Cadw’s list, 2 of them Grade II*. That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Llanbedrog expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £229,975, semi-detached houses £202,500 and detached houses £310,000. Private rents in the Gwynedd council area averaged £724 a month in August 2026.
About Llanbedrog
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Llanbedrog is a built-up area of 841 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
- 841 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000185
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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