Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
331 people call this village in Gwynedd, Wales home.
There are no grades for Llandygai: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Pre-1919 homes make up 55% of the housing. 36% of households are private tenants.
The 3 things Llandygai does most differently from other towns.
Cadw lists them inside Llandygai’s built-up area.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llandygai. Best known first.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle4.9 km outside town, to the north
CathedralBangor Cathedral1.1 km outside town, to the northwest
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle900 m outside town, to the northeast
PierGarth Pier1.9 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenTreborth Botanic Garden3.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumThomas Telford Centre3.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llandygai.
24% of residents are 65 or over. Half of Llandygai is older than 46.1, half younger. Degrees are held by 45% of adults, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (32%) and Wales’s towns (31%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llandygai | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
It appears below. 80 pupils attend Llandygai’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol LlandygaiLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 80 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 6.9. 12% of commuters who live in Llandygai also work there. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 49%, above both Gwynedd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). Working from home was the norm for 31% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The social rented sector houses 8% of households. 56% of households own their home, below Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. Private rents average £724 a month across the Gwynedd council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Gwynedd’s towns (15.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 22 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Llandygai’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 36% of the total.
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.
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.
Llandygai has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. Self-reported good health: 83% of the town’s residents. 19% of residents have a disability, below Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (22%) alike.
| Census 2021 | Llandygai | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Llandygai has 39 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 3 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 5% of the town’s land, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (4%) and Wales’s towns (0%). One registered park or garden lies locally.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandygai | 331 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bangor | 16,994 | 1.5 | C | A− | D | D |
| Tregarth | 1,252 | 2 | — | B | A+ | C+ |
| Menai Bridge | 3,045 | 2.9 | B | A− | C | B |
| Bethesda | 3,757 | 3.2 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Beaumaris | 1,120 | 3.2 | — | B− | C | C+ |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 2,905 | 4.2 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Clwt-y-bont | 1,385 | 5 | — | A | C | C− |
Tregarth, Beaumaris and Clwt-y-bont have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
39 on Cadw’s list, 3 of them Grade II*. That is 48.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Llandygai is a built-up area of 331 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
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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