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Dolgarrog

Dolgarrog is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 446. The nearest railway station is Dolgarrog, 1.2 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dolgarrog 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

17°CSunny

  • Today: 21° / 14° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:35

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Trefriw · 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

6 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dolgarrog (1.4 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dolgarrog (1.4 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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Esso (10.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: National Trust Bodnant Garden (5.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds3

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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £26,443 avg

e.g. Care Assistant, Night Porter, Production Assistant Team Leader (Night Shift) - 12 month FTC

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

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 55% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 11% · Imports 4%

43 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bangor Aberconwy:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Dolgarrog · 0.2 km

    Dolgarrog is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales, situated between Llanrwst and Conwy, very close to the Conwy River. The village is well known for its industrial history since the 18th century a…

  • Adventure Parc Snowdonia · 0.2 km

    Adventure Parc, formerly Surf Snowdonia, is an adventure park and tourist attraction in Dolgarrog in the Conwy valley, North Wales. The park incorporated an artificial wave pool and was owned by Conwy Adventure Leisur…

  • Dolgarrog power station · 0.2 km

    Dolgarrog Power Station in Dolgarrog, Wales was originally built in 1907 as part of an aluminium smelting plant. It uses water turbines to drive electricity alternators. Public supplies began in 1922 when power lines…

  • Afon Porth-llwyd · 0.4 km

    Afon Porth-llwyd is a river in Snowdonia in north-west Wales. It flows from Llyn Eigiau on the south-eastern edge of the Carneddau range to join the river Conwy.

  • Dolgarrog Railway · 0.5 km

    The Dolgarrog Railway was a half-mile-long standard-gauge industrial railway, in Dolgarrog, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It ran between Dolgarrog station and the Dolgarrog Aluminium Works, joining the LNWR Conwy Valle…

  • Eigiau Tramway · 0.5 km

    The Eigiau Tramway might refer to the Eigiau Quarry Tramway or to the Eigiau Reservoir Tramway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Dolgarrog?
Dolgarrog is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Conwy local authority.
What is the population of Dolgarrog?
Dolgarrog has an approximate settlement population of 446.
How deprived is Dolgarrog?
The Conwy local authority, which includes Dolgarrog, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.