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Betws-y-Coed

Betws-y-Coed is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 1,200. It has around 7 restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Betws-y-Coed, 0.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £226,336, and there were around 10 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Betws-y-Coed area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Conwy area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 114,741 residents at roughly 102 people per km².

Council
Conwy
County
Clwyd
Constituency
Aberconwy
Police force
North Wales

Weather

15°CFog

  • Today: 19° / 14° · 74% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:38

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 55% YoY

  • Public order2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Other theft1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Betws-y-Coed · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Behaviour across the district
  • Engagement with partners

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

79 reported road collisions (2024)

30 killed or seriously injured · 103 casualties · 6.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

27 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Betws-y-Coed (0.4 km)
  • 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Betws-Y-Coed (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£213,461 average 1.1% YoY

Across Conwy · to 2026-06

Detached£315,657
Semi-detached£219,685
Terraced£171,151
Flat£125,703

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£791 average monthly rent 2.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £584
  • 2 bed £731
  • 3 bed £857

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

6.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.8 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Royal Oak Hotel (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

114,741 residents in Conwy · 102/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Wales

6% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 13% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 58,330)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Claire Hughes

Labour

Bangor Aberconwy

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

33 jobs advertised · £29,058 avg

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£726 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,818 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

32% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 63,468 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

93% low-carbon electricity

Wind 48% · Nuclear 39% · Gas 7% · Biomass 6%

35 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

1 GP surgery · 0 pharmacies in LL24

  • Meddygfa

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bangor Aberconwy:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • St Mary's Church, Betws-y-Coed · 0.4 km

    St Mary's Church, Betws-y-Coed, is in the village of Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church of the Church in Wales, in the deanery of Arllechwedd, the archdeaconry of Bangor and the diocese…

  • Betws-y-Coed · 0.4 km

    Betws-y-Coed is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village is located near the confluence of the River Conwy and the River Llugwy and is on the eastern edge of Snowdonia. The population of the…

  • Betws-y-Coed railway station · 0.4 km

    Betws-y-coed railway station is on the Conwy Valley Line, which runs between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It is situated 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) south of Llandudno Junction.

  • Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed · 1.2 km

    Waterloo Bridge is an early cast iron bridge, spanning the River Conwy at Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy County Borough, north-west Wales.

  • River Llugwy · 1.2 km

    River Llugwy is a tributary of the River Conwy, and has its source at Ffynnon Llugwy, a lake in the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia in north-west Wales.

  • Llyn Elsi · 1.7 km

    Llyn Elsi is a lake located above the village of Betws-y-coed in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales. It is a reservoir providing water for the village.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Betws-y-Coed?
Betws-y-Coed is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Conwy local authority.
What is the population of Betws-y-Coed?
Betws-y-Coed has an approximate settlement population of 1,200.
How deprived is Betws-y-Coed?
The Conwy local authority, which includes Betws-y-Coed, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.