Llanberis’s story
13 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llanberis’ built-up area.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanberisGwynedd
A village of 1,838 in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Gareth James · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,838
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£218K
56 sales in 3 years
Median age
44.5
20% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
23%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanberis a good place to live?
Llanberis has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 23% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is jobs & income (C−): mean household income £49,454; 3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £217,500 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the Gwynedd council area earn in a year.
This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Llanberis stand out
The 3 things Llanberis does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
23% walk, cycle or ride
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Gwynedd 32%.
How Llanberis grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llanberis is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAOpen →Jobs & incomeC−Open →Hazard risk2.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →SafetyCOpen →Health5.2% in bad or very bad health, 19% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)COpen →Cost of livingrent £724 a monthBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryA−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 49% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA+Open →Civic life3.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryA+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Castell Dolbadarn and 3 more in and around Llanberis
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanberis. Best known first.
CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn100 m outside town, to the east
MuseumWelsh Slate Museum200 m outside town, to the east
Heritage railwayLlanberis Lake Railway800 m outside town, to the north
MuseumOld Quarry Hospital600 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWelsh Slate Museum200 m outside town, to the eastHeritage railwayLlanberis Lake Railway800 m outside town, to the northMuseumOld Quarry Hospital600 m outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Welsh Slate Museum: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llanberis Lake Railway: The original uploader was Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Quarry Hospital: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanberis.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Commuters in Llanberis travel far: only 29% 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 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Llanberis comes below both Gwynedd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). The car carried 76% of commuters at the census.
23%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving76%
On foot18%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
29%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£49K
mean household income, before tax
3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 86% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Llanberis
Its one school is below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol DolbadarnLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 132 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listThe Schools page →
History
Old homes shape Llanberis: 60% were built before 1919, more than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Llanberis, that is above both Gwynedd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Llanberis has 13 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
13listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II11
Among them · Grade II*
- Capel Coch Grade II*
- Church of St Padarn Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
60%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
71
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Llanberis records more burglary and damage per resident than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 14.2 per 1,000 a year
Llanberis sits above both Gwynedd’s towns (8.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7) on this measure. Police recorded 102 crimes inside Llanberis’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 39 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 45% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
31.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 12% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual46
Other theft12
Shoplifting11
Damage & arson10
Public order6
Burglary6
Weapons4
Other crime4
Anti-social39
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.
31.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
102
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Who lives here
Llanberis is a graduates’ town: 39% hold a degree, more than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns
That puts Llanberis above both Gwynedd’s towns (32%) and Wales’s towns (31%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. Llanberis has a median age of 44.5.
44.5median age
LlanberisGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
20%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanberis | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
83% of people in Llanberis say their health is good or very good, more than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns
On this, Llanberis is above both Gwynedd’s towns (80%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Women here live to 82 on average and men to 77.3 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
83%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Llanberis | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 22% |
77.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B
Llanberis gets a B for cost of living grade
The median sale price was £218K, above both Gwynedd’s towns (£191K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). 15% of households rent privately.
£218Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanberis£218K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £445,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 34 |
66%
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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanberis
15pages on Llanberis
The big questions
SafetyC31.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £218K · rent £724 a monthHousing24 sold in 12 months · busiest street Tydu RoadSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthCWork & commuteC−51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−2.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Llanberis
3 notable people were born in Llanberis.
Llanberis’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Clwt-y-bontLlanrugBethelTregarthBethesdaY FelinheliCaernarfonLlanberis
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanberis | 1,838 | — | — | B | C | C |
| Clwt-y-bont | 1,385 | 1.9 | — | A | C | C− |
| Llanrug | 1,537 | 3.2 | — | B | B | B− |
| Bethel | 1,091 | 4.6 | — | B | A | B− |
| Tregarth | 1,252 | 5.1 | — | B | A+ | C+ |
| Bethesda | 3,757 | 5.1 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Y Felinheli | 2,333 | 5.5 | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Caernarfon | 9,831 | 5.8 | C | B+ | D− | C− |
Clwt-y-bont, Llanrug, Bethel, Tregarth and Y Felinheli have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanberis
How many listed buildings are there in Llanberis?
13 on Cadw’s list, 2 of them Grade II*. That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Llanberis?
At the 2021 Census, 10% of Llanberis’ 1,838 residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.
Does Llanberis flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Llanberis
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Llanberis is a built-up area of 1,838 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
- 1,838 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000126
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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