Llangoed’s story
4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llangoed’s built-up area.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →
LlangoedGwynedd
A village of 572 in Gwynedd, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
572
Census 2021 · Isle of Anglesey council
Median age
48.3
25% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llangoed a good place to live?
Llangoed has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llangoed stand out
The 3 things Llangoed 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.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Tros-y-gors; 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle and 5 more in and around Llangoed
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llangoed. Best known first.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle2.7 km outside town, to the south
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog400 m outside town, to the east
PierBeaumaris Pier3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBeaumaris Gaol2.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionFfynnon Seiriol1.8 km outside town, to the northeastRuinsRuinsPriordy Penmon1.8 km 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)
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumaris Pier: David C Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llangoed.
Who lives here
Llangoed has fewer young adults than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24
In the comparison, Llangoed comes below both Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Half the people of Llangoed are older than 48.3.
48.3median age
LlangoedGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llangoed | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Benefit claims run low in Llangoed, 1.6% of 16 to 64s, below Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Llangoed, that is below both Gwynedd’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%). For 31% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot6%
Bus6%
Bicycle2%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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
Few households rent privately in Llangoed: 13%, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Llangoed sits below both Gwynedd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%) on this measure. 24% of households live in social housing.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llangoed£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £291,250 | 6 |
62%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
13%
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 Llangoed: 25.1 per 1,000 residents a year, under Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
That puts Llangoed below both Gwynedd’s towns (31.9) and Wales’s towns (33.8). Police recorded 17 crimes inside Llangoed’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 65% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
25.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Public order2
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
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.
25.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
17
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
80% of residents say their health is good or very good
80% of Llangoed’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 80% across Gwynedd’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Llangoed | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 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
4 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.
Llangoed has 4 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 44% of its homes were built before 1919.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II3
Among them · Grade II*
- Tros-y-gors Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
44%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
70
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 Llangoed
12pages on Llangoed
The big questions
Llangoed’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BeaumarisLlanfairfechanBangorMenai BridgeBenllechLlanfair PwllgwyngyllPenmaenmawrLlangoed
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangoed | 572 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaumaris | 1,120 | 2.1 | — | B− | C | C+ |
| Llanfairfechan | 3,547 | 5.4 | C− | C+ | C | C |
| Bangor | 16,994 | 5.5 | C | A− | D | D |
| Menai Bridge | 3,045 | 5.6 | B | A− | C | B |
| Benllech | 2,072 | 6.1 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 2,905 | 6.7 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Penmaenmawr | 2,762 | 7 | C− | B− | C | C− |
Beaumaris and Benllech have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llangoed
How many listed buildings are there in Llangoed?
4 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Llangoed?
Band D council tax in Llangoed 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 Llangoed
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Llangoed is a built-up area of 572 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
- 572 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Isle of Anglesey
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000028
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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