Tregarth’s story
10 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Tregarth’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TregarthGwynedd
This village in Gwynedd, Wales has a population of 1,252.
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Photo: Nigel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,252
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£219K
38 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.8
20% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Tregarth a good place to live?
Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+): police record 12.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 2.1 home and vehicle crimes. Its weakest subject is jobs & income — the mean household earns £45,959 a year. Walkability is weaker too (C) — just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At a median £218,750, a home costs 4.9 times the yearly income of households in the Gwynedd council area.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Tregarth is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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.
What makes Tregarth stand out
The 3 things Tregarth 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.
89%of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Safety
of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Gwynedd 32%.
How Tregarth grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Tregarth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Tregarth is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedA+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →Walkability11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportCOpen →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsBOpen →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedC+Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageA−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 23% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeB+Open →Civic life2.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tregarth.
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Tregarth than in 95% of UK towns
Police recorded 27 crimes inside Tregarth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 6 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Tregarth has less crime per resident than 89% of them. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.8 reports per 1,000, lower than both Gwynedd’s towns (16.3) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Violence and sexual offences made up nearly three quarters of the total.
12.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 89% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual20
Public order3
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social6
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.
12.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
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.
Schools
2 state schools in Tregarth
One of them is below, with the reason it’s listed. Some 169 pupils attend Tregarth’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol TregarthLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 114 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →
Who lives here
More people in Tregarth hold a degree than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 43%
20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Gwynedd’s towns (23%) and near Wales’s towns (21%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. Line up the people of Tregarth by age and the one in the middle is 43.8.
43.8median age
TregarthGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
20%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Tregarth | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
History
Old homes shape Tregarth: 59% were built before 1919, 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.
Tregarth has 10 listed buildings on Cadw’s list, all Grade II. Scaled to its population, Tregarth has 80 listed buildings per 10,000 people, near Gwynedd’s towns (76) and higher than Wales’s towns (18). The national list protects one ancient monument in the town.
10listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II10
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
59%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
80
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Only 2.1% of 16 to 64s in Tregarth claim unemployment benefits, fewer than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, above both Gwynedd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Tregarth counts 0.5 jobs per working resident. Of the commuters living in the town, 2% work in the town itself. For just over a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
Bus5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
Underground, tram1%
34%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 34% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B
Few households rent privately in Tregarth: 11%, fewer than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
72% of households own their home, above Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. The £218,750 median rests on 38 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £724 a month across the Gwynedd council area.
£219Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tregarth£219K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £352,500 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £203,000 | 8 |
| Terraced | £197,500 | 15 |
72%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
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
Health
Is Tregarth a healthy place? 83% of its people say their health is good, above Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Tregarth: the nearest practice is 1.1 miles away. 5% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Gwynedd’s towns (5.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Disability touches 20% of the town’s population.
83%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Tregarth | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 22% |
79.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
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 · 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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Bangor Cathedral and 5 more in and around Tregarth
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tregarth. Best known first.
CathedralBangor Cathedral4 km outside town, to the northwest
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle3.1 km outside town, to the north
PierGarth Pier4.8 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · National TrustWalled Garden3.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumStoriel4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumNatural History Musem4 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Pier: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tregarth
14pages on Tregarth
The big questions
SafetyA+12.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £219K · rent £724 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Tanrhiw RoadSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthC+Work & commuteC40% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Tregarth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BethesdaBangorClwt-y-bontMenai BridgeY FelinheliLlanrugBethelTregarth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tregarth | 1,252 | — | — | B | A+ | C+ |
| Bethesda | 3,757 | 1.5 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Bangor | 16,994 | 2.9 | C | A− | D | D |
| Clwt-y-bont | 1,385 | 3.4 | — | A | C | C− |
| Menai Bridge | 3,045 | 4.2 | B | A− | C | B |
| Y Felinheli | 2,333 | 5 | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Llanrug | 1,537 | 5.1 | — | B | B | B− |
| Bethel | 1,091 | 5.1 | — | B | A | B− |
Clwt-y-bont, Y Felinheli, Llanrug and Bethel have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tregarth
How many listed buildings are there in Tregarth?
10 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Is Tregarth expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £218,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £197,500, semi-detached houses £203,000 and detached houses £352,500.
About Tregarth
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Tregarth is a built-up area of 1,252 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
- 1,252 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000089
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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