Tal-y-bont’s story
9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Tal-y-bont’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Tal-y-bontGwynedd
In Gwynedd, Wales, this village has 469 residents.
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Photo: David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
469
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£250K
34 sales in 3 years
Median age
58.3
40% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Tal-y-bont a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Tal-y-bont is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 9 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 40% of residents are 65 or over. Mortgage-free owners make up 63% of households.
What makes Tal-y-bont stand out
The 3 things Tal-y-bont does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St. Dwywe; 7.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
40% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
63% 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 Tal-y-bont.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Tal-y-bont than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8.3% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of residents, below Gwynedd’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. Ages in Tal-y-bont split evenly at 58.3: half are older, half younger. 30% of adults hold a degree.
58.3median age
Tal-y-bontGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
40%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Tal-y-bont | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 19% in Tal-y-bont, fewer than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £42K a year before tax, below Gwynedd’s towns (£45K) and Wales’s towns (£44K) alike. 12% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters. In 2026, 1.7% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
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
Most households in Tal-y-bont own their home: 81%, more than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Private renters make up 14% of households. Social housing holds 4% of households, below both Gwynedd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Half of the 34 standard sales inside Tal-y-bont’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £250,000.
£250Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tal-y-bont£250K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £290,000 | 23 |
| Terraced | £207,000 | 8 |
81%
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
Burglary and damage hit Tal-y-bont harder than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 12.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Over the year to August 2026, 24 offences were reported in Tal-y-bont, along with 5 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 50% of the total. Violent crime ran at 29.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below Gwynedd’s towns (31.9) and Wales’s towns (33.8) alike.
29.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Damage & arson6
Public order4
Other theft1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social5
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.
29.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
24
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
Tal-y-bont is 24.9 miles from the nearest A&E
Seeing a GP means leaving Tal-y-bont: the nearest practice is 3.7 miles away. At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, higher than Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and near Wales’s towns (22%). 79% of people in Tal-y-bont rate their own health good or very good.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Tal-y-bont | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 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 · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
History
Tal-y-bont is rich in listed buildings: 192 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a third of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Gwynedd’s towns (40%) yet higher than Wales’s towns (27%). The register of parks and gardens lists one in Tal-y-bont.
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II8
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St. Dwywe Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
192
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 Tal-y-bont
12pages on Tal-y-bont
The big questions
Safety29.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £250K · rent £724 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Llwyn YnnSchoolsHealthWork & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards4.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tal-y-bont’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BarmouthHarlechDolgellauPorthmadogPenrhyndeudraethCricciethTal-y-bont
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tal-y-bont | 469 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barmouth | 1,986 | 3.8 | — | B+ | D | B− |
| Harlech | 1,261 | 6.1 | — | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Dolgellau | 2,599 | 8.8 | B− | A− | C | B− |
| Porthmadog | 2,579 | 11 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Penrhyndeudraeth | 1,463 | 11 | — | A− | C | C+ |
| Criccieth | 1,737 | 12 | — | C | B | C+ |
Barmouth, Harlech, Penrhyndeudraeth and Criccieth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tal-y-bont
How many listed buildings are there in Tal-y-bont?
9 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 7.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Tal-y-bont expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £250,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £207,000 and detached houses £290,000. Private rents in the Gwynedd council area averaged £724 a month in August 2026.
About Tal-y-bont
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Tal-y-bont is a built-up area of 469 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
- 469 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000191
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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