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Betws-yn-Rhos

Betws-yn-Rhos is a town or village in Clwyd, Wales. It has around 1 restaurant or café and Abergele and Pensarn railway station is 6.5km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Betws-yn-Rhos 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
Clwyd West
Police force
North Wales

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 13° · 56% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:37

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026

  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Betws yn Rhos · 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

3 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Abergele and Pensarn (6.5 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Abergele & Pensarn (6.5 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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (10.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (6.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Tan Yr Ogof Caravan Park (4.8 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
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

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

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Nuclear 25% · Solar 12% · Wind 5%

206 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in LL22

  • Abergele Clinic
  • Gwrych Medical Centre

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

  • Betws yn Rhos · 0.1 km

    Betws yn Rhos is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales.

  • Moelfre Uchaf · 2.1 km

    Moelfre Uchaf is a hill in Conwy County Borough, North Wales, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Colwyn Bay and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south-west of Betws-yn-Rhos. It is 396 m (1,299 ft) above sea level. A trigpoint is on the su…

  • Coed Coch · 2.5 km

    Coed Coch, in Dolwen, Conwy, Wales, is a large 19th-century mansion in the neoclassical style, designed by the architect Henry Hakewill. The building is Grade II* listed, as is its 18th- and 19th-century parkland.

  • Rhyd y Foel · 3.2 km

    Rhyd-y-foel is a small village near the coast of north Wales in the area of Rhos in the County Borough of Conwy, Wales.

  • Craig y Forwyn (Conwy) · 3.5 km

    Craig y Forwyn is a crag in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located less than a mile south of Llanddulas, near the village of Rhyd y Foel. The cliff is composed of carboniferous limestone and is of interest to geologists…

  • Cefn yr Ogof · 3.9 km

    Cefn yr Ogof is the highest point of the hill to the west of Gwrych Castle near Abergele and Llanddulas. Ownership of the hillside is divided into three categories; an area managed by Welsh National Resources on behal…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Betws-yn-Rhos?
Betws-yn-Rhos is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Conwy local authority.
How deprived is Betws-yn-Rhos?
The Conwy local authority, which includes Betws-yn-Rhos, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.