Valley’s story
3 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Valley’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ValleyGwynedd
A village of 2,003 in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,003
Census 2021 · Isle of Anglesey council
Median home
£268K
62 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.2
29% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Valley a good place to live?
Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (B): 21.1 violent and sexual offences and 6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 17% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £267,500 in the last three years, 5.9 times what households in the Isle of Anglesey 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.
WeakestD−Hazard risk
What makes Valley stand out
The 3 things Valley does most differently from other towns.
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 98% of UK towns
Natural Resources Wales flood maps, defences counted.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
50% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
How Valley grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Valley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskD−Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →SafetyBOpen →WalkabilityC+Open →Health5.5% in bad or very bad health, 22% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)C+Open →Cost of livingrent £714 a monthBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors33% live within 400 m of a park; 37% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeB+Open →Civic life1.5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valley.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Valley, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Degrees are held by 26% of adults. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above Gwynedd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents. The middle age in Valley is 51.2.
51.2median age
ValleyGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Valley | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Valley
It appears below. 118 pupils attend Valley’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gymuned FaliLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 118 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
History
All 3 of Valley’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.
Cadw’s list puts 3 listed buildings inside Valley’s built-up area. Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total.
3listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
15
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Valley than in 64% of UK towns
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 120 recorded crimes inside Valley’s built-up area, and 42 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 17 reports per 1,000, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (15) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Nearly two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
21.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 42% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual47
Shoplifting40
Damage & arson11
Public order9
Other theft4
Drugs4
Burglary2
Bicycle theft1
Anti-social42
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.
21.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
120
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Benefit claims run low in Valley, 2% of 16 to 64s, below Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 12% of commuters travelled at the census. Work in town: 9% of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Valley has 0.5 jobs. Households had £46K a year before tax, close to Gwynedd’s towns (£45K) and above Wales’s towns (£44K).
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot8%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 39% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Most people in Valley (79%) report good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Valley is Ysbyty Gwynedd, 17.6 miles away. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.5 miles off. Life expectancy here is 81.5 for women and 80.2 for men (2019–23).
79%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Valley | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 22% |
80.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.5
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.
HousingCost of living grade B
Private renting is less common in Valley than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 10%
75% of households own their home, higher than both Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Social renters account for 15% of households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 62 homes sold inside Valley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £267,500.
£268Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Valley£268K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £342,475 | 38 |
| Semi-detached | £203,250 | 8 |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 16 |
75%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
10%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Valley
14pages on Valley
The big questions
SafetyB21.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £268K · rent £714 a monthHousing21 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lon GardenerSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthC+Work & commuteC41% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD−17.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Valley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BodedernHolyheadLlanerchymeddCemaesLlangefniValley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley | 2,003 | — | — | B | B | C+ |
| Bodedern | 1,193 | 2.6 | — | A− | B− | C− |
| Holyhead | 11,753 | 3.2 | C− | A | D | D |
| Llanerchymedd | 1,155 | 8.4 | — | A | B+ | C− |
| Cemaes | 1,023 | 9.8 | — | B+ | B− | C− |
| Llangefni | 5,264 | 11 | C | A | D | C |
Bodedern, Llanerchymedd and Cemaes have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Valley
Does Valley flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
How much is council tax in Valley?
Band D council tax in Valley is £2,261 for 2026–27, less than in 79% of UK towns (the Isle of Anglesey council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Valley
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Valley is a built-up area of 2,003 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
- 2,003 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Isle of Anglesey
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000030
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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