Y Felinheli’s story
19 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Y Felinheli’s built-up area.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Y FelinheliGwynedd
With 2,333 residents, it is a village in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,333
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£206K
140 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.9
21% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Y Felinheli a good place to live?
Y Felinheli’s best grade is for cost of living: the median home sold for £206,250, 4.6 years of area income. Work and incomes lag: households earn a mean £50,700 a year, and 2.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Walkability is weaker too — just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Hazard risk is higher than most: 1.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B− for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age). With fewer than 2,500 residents, Y Felinheli has subject grades but no overall one.
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.
WeakestC−Hazard risk
How Y Felinheli grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Y Felinheli is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskBased on how exposed the town is to floods, storms and other hazardsC−Open →Walkability11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportCOpen →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB+Open →Jobs & incomeBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Health3.8% in bad or very bad health, 17% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)B−Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryUnusually rich in historyA−Open →Outdoors65% live within 400 m of a park; 10% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeB+Open →Civic life1.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Y Felinheli stand out
The 3 things Y Felinheli does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Gwynedd 32%.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£724 a month
Average private rent, 19% of what households in the area earn: less than in 86% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Gwynedd council area.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Y Felinheli.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Y Felinheli than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 49% of adults
42.9median age
Typical age in Y Felinheli: 42.9, the median. People aged 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Gwynedd’s towns (23%) and close to Wales’s towns (21%).
Y FelinheliGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Y Felinheli | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Y Felinheli
It is shown below. 157 pupils attend Y Felinheli’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd Y FelinheliLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 157 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
History
19 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
19listed buildingsA−History Grade
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 41% of the total. Of Y Felinheli’s land, 3% lies in conservation areas, lower than Gwynedd’s towns (5%) yet higher than Wales’s towns (0%). The register of parks and gardens lists one in the town.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II19
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
41%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
81
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
Under 5 km to work: 26% in Y Felinheli, fewer than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.7 jobs in Y Felinheli for each resident in work. 87% of commuters drove, above Gwynedd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. About 6% of its commuters stay in Y Felinheli for work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot5%
Bus5%
Bicycle1%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
2.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 31% 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+
Private renting is more common in Y Felinheli than in Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 23% of households
£206Kmedian sale
7% live in social housing, below Gwynedd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 69%. Private rents average £724 a month across the Gwynedd council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Y Felinheli£206K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £325,000 | 25 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £190,000 | 82 |
| Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | 12 |
69%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
23%
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
85% of people in Y Felinheli say their health is good or very good, more than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns
85%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
One GP practice serves the town. Y Felinheli’s share in bad or very bad health, 3.8%, is the lowest of the 33 towns in Gwynedd. On top of that, at the census, 17% of people here had a disability, below Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (22%) alike.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Y Felinheli | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 22% |
79.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.1
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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Y Felinheli than in Gwynedd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 7.3 per 1,000 residents a year
25.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Violence accounts for 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 92 recorded crimes inside Y Felinheli’s built-up area, and 25 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Y Felinheli records more crime per resident than 70% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 30% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual62
Public order8
Other theft6
Vehicle crime6
Damage & arson5
Burglary2
Other crime2
Drugs1
Anti-social25
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.
25.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
92
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Y Felinheli
14pages on Y Felinheli
The big questions
SafetyB−25.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB+Median home £206K · rent £724 a monthHousing34 sold in 12 months · busiest street Ffordd GarneddSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthB−Work & commuteC42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−1.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Treborth Botanic Garden and 8 more in and around Y Felinheli
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Y Felinheli. Best known first.
GardenTreborth Botanic Garden3.2 km outside town, to the northeast
AquariumAnglesey Sea Zoo4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Theme parkGreenwood Family Park600 m outside town, to the east
MuseumThomas Telford Centre4.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum · National TrustPlas Newydd1.6 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteBryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb2.6 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 (4)
- Treborth Botanic Garden: CV1958 (Colin Viney), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Sea Zoo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenwood Family Park: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Telford Centre: Warrenkovach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Y Felinheli
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Y Felinheli is a built-up area of 2,333 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
- 2,333 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000090
Y Felinheli’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BethelLlanrugLlanfair PwllgwyngyllMenai BridgeGaerwenCaernarfonBangorY Felinheli
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y Felinheli | 2,333 | — | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Bethel | 1,091 | 1.2 | — | B | A | B− |
| Llanrug | 1,537 | 2.6 | — | B | B | B− |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 2,905 | 2.9 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Menai Bridge | 3,045 | 3.6 | B | A− | C | B |
| Gaerwen | 1,277 | 3.8 | — | A | B− | B− |
| Caernarfon | 9,831 | 3.8 | C | B+ | D− | C− |
| Bangor | 16,994 | 4 | C | A− | D | D |
Bethel, Llanrug 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 Y Felinheli
How many listed buildings are there in Y Felinheli?
19 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Y Felinheli flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Is Y Felinheli expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £206,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £95,000, terraced houses £190,000, semi-detached houses £230,000 and detached houses £325,000.
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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