Nefyn’s story
3 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Nefyn’s built-up area.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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NefynGwynedd
A village of 1,291 in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,291
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£250K
46 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.5
27% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Nefyn a good place to live?
Nefyn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 19% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is jobs & income (D): mean household income £42,977; 3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £250,000 in the last three years, 5.6 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.
WeakestDJobs & income
What makes Nefyn stand out
The 3 things Nefyn 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.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
45% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
65% own their home in all.
How Nefyn grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Nefyn is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeDOpen →WalkabilityB+Open →Safety32 violent and sexual offences and 8.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026COpen →Health6.1% in bad or very bad health, 19% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)C+Open →Hazard risk0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →Cost of livingrent £724 a monthB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildingsB−Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 24% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeCOpen →Civic life4.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryA+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nefyn.
Who lives here
Nefyn has fewer young adults than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 9.7% are 15 to 24
On this, Nefyn is below both Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. The median resident of Nefyn is 48.5 years old.
48.5median age
NefynGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Nefyn | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Nefyn
Its one school is below. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd NefynLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 131 | – |
Welsh Government · schools listThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Fewer commuters in Nefyn work nearby than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 25% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Nefyn comes below both Gwynedd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 16% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot16%
Bus2%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
16%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B+
Walkability: more walkable than 74% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Nefyn has more crime per resident than 66% of UK towns
Police recorded 67 crimes inside Nefyn’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 13 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 64% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
32violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 17% 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 & sexual43
Damage & arson5
Other theft5
Weapons5
Drugs2
Vehicle crime2
Other crime2
Public order1
Anti-social13
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.
32
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
67
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
Nefyn is 24.1 miles from the nearest A&E
One GP practice serves the town. At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, close to Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and below Wales’s towns (22%). Women here live to 82.6 on average and men to 78.9 (2019–23).
81%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Nefyn | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 22% |
78.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.6
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
History
Much of Nefyn is a conservation area: 12% of its land, more than 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 Nefyn, that is above both Gwynedd’s towns (4%) and Wales’s towns (0%). Homes from before 1919 make up 47% of the total. Nefyn has 3 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
3listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
47%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
23
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B−
Nefyn gets a B− for cost of living grade
The median sale price was £250K, above both Gwynedd’s towns (£191K) and Wales’s towns (£195K).
£250Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Nefyn£250K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £285,250 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £274,975 | 8 |
| Terraced | £146,250 | 16 |
65%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
16%
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 Nefyn
13pages on Nefyn
The big questions
SafetyC32 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £250K · rent £724 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bro GwylwyrSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthC+Work & commuteD46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nefyn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Questions about Nefyn
How many listed buildings are there in Nefyn?
3 on Cadw’s list.
Is Nefyn safe?
Burglary was rare, with 1 report in the year.
About Nefyn
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Nefyn is a built-up area of 1,291 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
- 1,291 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000170
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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