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Cynwyd

Cynwyd is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 542. The nearest railway station is Corwen, 3.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cynwyd area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Denbighshire area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 95,817 residents at roughly 114 people per km².

Council
Denbighshire
County
Clwyd
Constituency
Clwyd South
Police force
North Wales

Weather

13°CSunny

  • Today: 14° / 8° · 47% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:46

13h 10m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 200% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Llandrillo · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Behaviour across the district
  • Engagement with partners

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

Road safety

90 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 118 casualties · 9.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

7 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Corwen (3.5 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£198,995 average 3.6% YoY

Across Denbighshire · to 2026-06

Detached£266,355
Semi-detached£182,059
Terraced£147,310
Flat£95,151

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£712 average monthly rent 5.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £545
  • 2 bed £702
  • 3 bed £805

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

Affordability

5.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Williams Haulage (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

95,817 residents in Denbighshire · 114/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Wales

12% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 16% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (32% of 46,650)

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

Your MP

Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid Cymru

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,355 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, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£660 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,623 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

31% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,783 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

90% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Nuclear 29% · Solar 18% · Imports 6%

20 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Cynwyd, Denbighshire · 0.0 km

    Cynwyd is a small village and community in the Edeirnion area of Denbighshire in Wales, located about 2 miles (3 km) south west of the town of Corwen. It had a population of 528 in 2001, increasing to 542 at the censu…

  • Cynwyd railway station (Wales) · 0.3 km

    Cynwyd was a railway station in Cynwyd, Denbighshire, Wales on the Ruabon Barmouth Line. It was to have closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 but closed prematurely on 14 December 1964 due to flood damage.

  • Gwerclas · 1.1 km

    Gwerclas usually refers to a former castle and farmstead close to Cymmer in the parish of Llangar in the ancient cantref of Edeyrnion, Wales. It is now just an uninhabited upland area. The modest castle found at the s…

  • Edeirnion · 1.5 km

    Edeirnion or Edeyrnion is an area of the county of Denbighshire and an ancient commote of medieval Wales in the cantref of Penllyn. According to tradition, it was named after its eponymous founder Edern or Edeyrn. It…

  • Llangar · 1.5 km

    Llangar is a former civil parish in Denbighshire in Wales, 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of Corwen, its post town, and 10 miles (16 km) north east of Bala. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alwen and Dee, an…

  • All Saints' Church, Llangar · 1.6 km

    Llangar Church, or All Saints Old Parish Church, Llangar, was formerly the parish church of Llangar with Cynwyd, in the Dee Valley, Denbighshire, North Wales. It is now under the guardianship of Cadw, is a Scheduled M…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Cynwyd?
Cynwyd is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
What is the population of Cynwyd?
Cynwyd has an approximate settlement population of 542.
How deprived is Cynwyd?
The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Cynwyd, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.