Rhosneigr’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Rhosneigr’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RhosneigrGwynedd
A village of 787 in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Porius1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
787
Census 2021 · Isle of Anglesey council
Median home
£495K
50 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.7
33% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Rhosneigr a good place to live?
Rhosneigr has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Rhosneigr stand out
The 3 things Rhosneigr 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.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.8 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rhosneigr.
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of people in Rhosneigr are 65 or over, more than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, lower than both Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Rhosneigr has a median age of 52.7. Among adults, 35% have a degree.
52.7median age
RhosneigrGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Rhosneigr | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Rhosneigr
It is listed below. 75 pupils attend Rhosneigr’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd RhosneigrLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 75 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 28% of Rhosneigr’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Rhosneigr, 11% work in the town itself. 31% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. At the census, 16% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Wales’s towns (16%) and below Gwynedd’s towns (19%). Among 16 to 64s, 3.6% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot9%
Bicycle4%
Bus1%
Train1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
31%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
3.6%
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
Buying in Rhosneigr costs more than in Gwynedd’s towns and across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £495K
One in ten households rent from a council or housing body. Owners make up 72% of households, above both Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Private rents average £714 a month across the Isle of Anglesey council area.
£495Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rhosneigr£495K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £520,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £575,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £351,000 | 10 |
72%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
£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
Homes in Rhosneigr see more burglary and damage than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 11.9 per 1,000 a year
There were 22.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Gwynedd’s towns (15.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 27 recorded crimes inside Rhosneigr’s built-up area, and 16 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 41% were violence and sexual offences.
24.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Other theft9
Damage & arson5
Public order1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social16
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.
24.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
27
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 Rhosneigr than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 5.2% of residents
The nearest A&E to Rhosneigr is Ysbyty Gwynedd, 14.9 miles away. Nearly a quarter of residents have a disability, above Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and close to Wales’s towns (22%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.8 miles off.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Rhosneigr | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 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 · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
All 2 of Rhosneigr’s listed buildings are Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 35% of the total, between Gwynedd’s towns (40%) and Wales’s towns (27%). For its size, Rhosneigr has 25 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
25
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 Rhosneigr
13pages on Rhosneigr
The big questions
Safety24.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £495K · rent £714 a monthHousing12 sold in 12 months · busiest street Station RoadSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Rhosneigr’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BodedernValleyHolyheadLlangefniLlanerchymeddGaerwenRhosneigr
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhosneigr | 787 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bodedern | 1,193 | 4.4 | — | A− | B− | C− |
| Valley | 2,003 | 4.4 | — | B | B | C+ |
| Holyhead | 11,753 | 7.2 | C− | A | D | D |
| Llangefni | 5,264 | 8.8 | C | A | D | C |
| Llanerchymedd | 1,155 | 9.1 | — | A | B+ | C− |
| Gaerwen | 1,277 | 10 | — | A | B− | B− |
Bodedern, Valley, Llanerchymedd and Gaerwen have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rhosneigr
How many listed buildings are there in Rhosneigr?
2 on Cadw’s list.
Is Rhosneigr expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £351,000, semi-detached houses £575,000 and detached houses £520,000.
About Rhosneigr
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Rhosneigr is a built-up area of 787 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
- 787 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Isle of Anglesey
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000065
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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