Llwyngwril’s story
12 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Llwyngwril’s built-up area.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlwyngwrilGwynedd
514 people call this village in Gwynedd, Wales home.
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Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0
Population
514
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£280K
25 sales in 3 years
Median age
57.8
36% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llwyngwril a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Llwyngwril has no grades; its figures are still real. Its listed buildings number 12, with 0 at Grade I. Over-65s are 36% of the population. Three in five households own their home outright.
What makes Llwyngwril stand out
The 3 things Llwyngwril does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 9.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
36% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
60% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llwyngwril.
Who lives here
Few people in Llwyngwril are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, above Gwynedd’s towns (32%) and Wales’s towns (31%) alike. 36% of residents have reached 65. The middle age in Llwyngwril is 57.8. Children under 15 make up 12% of residents.
57.8median age
LlwyngwrilGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
36%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llwyngwril | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 9% in Llwyngwril, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and across 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.
Household income came to £40K a year before tax, below both Gwynedd’s towns (£45K) and Wales’s towns (£44K). 88% of commuters drove to work at the census. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters. Home was the main workplace for just over a third of workers at the census.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
Train2%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£40K
mean household income, before tax
3.5%
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
Buying in Llwyngwril costs more than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £280K
14% rent privately, lower than both Gwynedd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Social renters account for 7% of households. Home ownership stands at nearly four in five households.
£280Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llwyngwril£280K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £349,050 | 14 |
| Terraced | £167,750 | 8 |
79%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
14%
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
Violent crime runs low in Llwyngwril: 11 per 1,000 residents a year, under Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Violence and sexual offences accounted for three fifths of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 2.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Gwynedd’s towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Police recorded 10 crimes inside Llwyngwril’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour.
11violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Vehicle crime0
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.
11
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
77% of people in Llwyngwril rate their health good or very good
The nearest A&E to Llwyngwril is Bronglais General Hospital, 17.3 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Llwyngwril: the nearest practice is 4.2 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, above Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and close to Wales’s towns (22%).
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Llwyngwril | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 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 · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
History
Llwyngwril is rich in listed buildings: 233 per 10,000 residents, more than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, above Gwynedd’s towns (40%) and Wales’s towns (27%) alike.
12listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II12
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
43%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
233
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Fairbourne Railway and 3 more in and around Llwyngwril
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llwyngwril. Best known first.
Heritage railwayFairbourne Railway2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSailors' Institute4.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumThe Round House4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumTŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Fairbourne Railway: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sailors' Institute: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Round House: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llwyngwril
13pages on Llwyngwril
The big questions
Llwyngwril’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BarmouthTywynDolgellauMachynllethLlwyngwril
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llwyngwril | 514 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barmouth | 1,986 | 4.1 | — | B+ | D | B− |
| Tywyn | 3,134 | 5.7 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Dolgellau | 2,599 | 9.9 | B− | A− | C | B− |
| Machynlleth | 2,161 | 11 | — | A− | C | C |
Barmouth and Machynlleth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llwyngwril
How many listed buildings are there in Llwyngwril?
12 on Cadw’s list. That is 9.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Llwyngwril?
Band D council tax in Llwyngwril is £2,469 for 2026–27, more than in 56% of UK towns (the Gwynedd council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Llwyngwril
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Llwyngwril is a built-up area of 514 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
- 514 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000203
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.