Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 33% of the population. It is a town of 2,905 residents in Gwynedd, Wales.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Safety is its strong suit — police record 17.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 5.6 home and vehicle crimes. Overall, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll earns a B+: better than 72% of UK towns, and #1 of 13 in Gwynedd. It is strong on health as well — 4.7% in bad or very bad health, 18.7% disabled. Buying the median home, at £260,000, takes 5.8 years of household income in the Isle of Anglesey council area. The catch is walkability: 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for jobs & income and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales.
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.
The 3 things Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Cadw lists 8 buildings inside Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll’s built-up area.
17% 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 Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. Best known first.
CathedralBangor Cathedral4 km outside town, to the east
GardenTreborth Botanic Garden1.1 km outside town, to the southeast
PierGarth Pier4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThomas Telford Centre1.5 km outside town, to the east
Historic housePlas Cadnant1.9 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll.
Just over two in five adults hold a degree, above both Gwynedd’s towns (32%) and Wales’s towns (31%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town. Line up the people of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll by age and the one in the middle is 52. Children are 14% of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
It is shown below. 330 pupils attend Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd LlanfairpwllLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 330 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below Gwynedd’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%) alike. Average household income comes to £50K a year before tax. The next most common way to work was walking (6%).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 123 offences in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and 36 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up half of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 8.7 reports per 1,000, lower than both Gwynedd’s towns (16.3) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
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.
82% of people in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll rate their own health good or very good. Seeing a GP means leaving Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll: the nearest practice is 1.8 miles away. The nearest A&E to Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is Ysbyty Gwynedd, 2.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll has the fewest listed buildings of the towns in Gwynedd. Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total, below both Gwynedd’s towns (40%) and Wales’s towns (27%).
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds 7% of households. 13% rent privately, below Gwynedd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is the most expensive of the 13 towns in Gwynedd: its median sale is £260,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 57 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 17 |
| Terraced | £172,475 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
8 listed buildings in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll.
Rhos y Gad Chapel and schoolrooms.: Photo: idris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pen Parc: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Column Cottage: Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · War Memorial: Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 2,905 | — | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Menai Bridge | 3,045 | 1.4 | B | A− | C | B |
| Bangor | 16,994 | 2.7 | C | A− | D | D |
| Y Felinheli | 2,333 | 2.9 | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Gaerwen | 1,277 | 3 | — | A | B− | B− |
| Bethel | 1,091 | 4.1 | — | B | A | B− |
| Llangefni | 5,264 | 5 | C | A | D | C |
| Beaumaris | 1,120 | 5.1 | — | B− | C | C+ |
Y Felinheli, Gaerwen, Bethel and Beaumaris have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll 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.
Town in Gwynedd, Wales
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is a built-up area of 2,905 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
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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