Rachub’s story
Rachub: 70% of homes built before 1919
70% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RachubGwynedd
A village of 893 in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
893
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£135K
27 sales in 3 years
Median age
41.7
18% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
41%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Rachub a good place to live?
Rachub has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Rachub stand out
The 3 things Rachub does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
70% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
51% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Gwynedd 32%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rachub.
Who lives here
More people in Rachub hold a degree than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 41%
Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. Rachub has a median age of 41.7 years.
41.7median age
RachubGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level41%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Rachub | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Rachub
It appears below. The town’s primary school has 260 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd LlanllechidLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 260 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Rachub work nearby than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 20% travel under 5 km
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.
The car took 87% of commuters, above both Gwynedd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (81%). About 4% of its commuters stay in Rachub for work. There are 0.4 jobs in Rachub for each resident in work.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot6%
Bus4%
Bicycle2%
Underground, tram1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
3%
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 Rachub costs less than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns: the median sale is £135K
Owners make up 68% of households, above Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. The private rented sector houses 13% of households. Private rents average £724 a month across the Gwynedd council area.
£135Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rachub£135K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £117,500 | 20 |
68%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
13%
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
Rachub records less burglary and damage per resident than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 6.4 per 1,000 a year
40 crimes and 13 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Rachub’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 70% were violence and sexual offences. There were 15.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), near Gwynedd’s towns (15.7) and higher than Wales’s towns (10.4).
31.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual28
Public order4
Damage & arson2
Other crime2
Vehicle crime1
Bicycle theft1
Robbery1
Theft from person1
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.
31.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
40
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
Bad health is less common in Rachub than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 4.6% of residents
A disability affects 18% of people in Rachub. At the census, 82% of people in Rachub called their health good or very good, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (80%) and Wales’s towns (78%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.8 miles away.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Rachub | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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
Rachub keeps more of its old housing than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 70% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list has no building inside Rachub’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
70%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
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 →Penrhyn Castle and 2 more in and around Rachub
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rachub. Best known first.
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle4.2 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · National TrustWalled Garden4.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionY Rhaeadr Fawr4.6 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 (1)
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rachub
13pages on Rachub
The big questions
Safety31.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £135K · rent £724 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Water StreetSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute40% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Rachub’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BethesdaTregarthBangorClwt-y-bontMenai BridgeBeaumarisLlanfairfechanRachub
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachub | 893 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bethesda | 3,757 | 0.9 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Tregarth | 1,252 | 1.2 | — | B | A+ | C+ |
| Bangor | 16,994 | 3.7 | C | A− | D | D |
| Clwt-y-bont | 1,385 | 4.2 | — | A | C | C− |
| Menai Bridge | 3,045 | 5.1 | B | A− | C | B |
| Beaumaris | 1,120 | 5.2 | — | B− | C | C+ |
| Llanfairfechan | 3,547 | 5.6 | C− | C+ | C | C |
Tregarth, Clwt-y-bont and Beaumaris have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rachub
How much is council tax in Rachub?
Band D council tax in Rachub 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 Rachub
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Rachub is a built-up area of 893 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
- 893 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000088
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.