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Colwyn Bay

Colwyn Bay is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 29,275. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 48 restaurants and cafés, along with 13 bus stops and the Colwyn Bay railway station 0.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £248,168, and there were around 166 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Colwyn Bay 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°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 19° / 9° · 91% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:40

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

175 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences62
  • Anti-social behaviour34
  • Criminal damage & arson26
  • Public order17

1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Rhiw · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)
  • Public engagement

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

225 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 191 rated 4–5 ★ (164 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Colwyn Bay (0.2 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Colwyn Bay (0.2 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: 169.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (1.8 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Conwy Council Offices (C/O A&b Engineering) (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches37
  • Playgrounds7

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

Gill German

Labour

Clwyd North

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

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens16
  • Restaurants & cafés49

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

124 jobs advertised · £34,192 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

97% low-carbon electricity

Wind 75% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 3% · Imports 2%

6 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Colwyn Bay railway station · 0.3 km

    Colwyn Bay railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line serving the seaside town of Colwyn Bay in the Conwy County Borough of North Wales.

  • St Paul's Church, Colwyn Bay · 0.3 km

    St Paul's Church, Colwyn Bay is an active Anglican parish church in the town of Colwyn Bay, Wales. It is located in the Mission Area of Aled in the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the Diocese of St Asaph. The church is…

  • St David's Welsh Church, Colwyn Bay · 0.3 km

    St David's Welsh Church, Colwyn Bay is in Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is an Anglican church in the parish of Colwyn Bay with Bryn-Y-Maen, the deanery of Rhos, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, a…

  • Colwyn Bay Town Hall · 0.3 km

    Colwyn Bay Town Hall is a municipal building located on Rhiw Road in Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough in Wales. The structure was completed in 1907 as a magistrates' court. Since the 1990s it has served as the headq…

  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay · 0.4 km

    St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is on Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The Roman Catholic parish church of Colwyn Bay, it is part of the Diocese of Wrexham.

  • Victoria Pier, Colwyn Bay · 0.4 km

    Victoria Pier is a pier in the seaside resort of Colwyn Bay, Wales. The pier fell into disrepair and much of it was demolished, it was reopened in 2021 with a reduced length. Visitors can access the pier and see the b…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Colwyn Bay?
Colwyn Bay is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Conwy local authority.
What is the population of Colwyn Bay?
Colwyn Bay has an approximate settlement population of 29,275.
How deprived is Colwyn Bay?
The Conwy local authority, which includes Colwyn Bay, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.