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Penrhyn Bay

Penrhyn Bay is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 2,500. It offers four restaurants and cafés and has 8 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Llandudno, located 3.6 km away. There were around 30 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Penrhyn 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
Aberconwy
Police force
North Wales

Weather

14°CFog

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:38

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

56 reported · July 2026 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences25
  • Anti-social behaviour15
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Vehicle crime4

Neighbourhood team: Penrhyn · 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

161 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 141 rated 4–5 ★ (119 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Colwyn Bay (3.5 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Colwyn Bay (3.5 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: 169.7p · Asda (3.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (5.1 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: North Wales Holiday Cottages-Penrhyn Beach West (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

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

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens16
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised · £29,333 avg

e.g. Lecturer Business, Lecturer in Health & Social Care, Become a Law Tutor in Penrhyn Bay – Flexible & Remote

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

91% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 57% · Wind 30% · Imports 5% · Biomass 5%

20 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 Bangor Aberconwy:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Penrhyn Bay · 0.5 km

    Penrhyn Bay is a seaside town on the northern coast of Wales, in Conwy county borough, within the parish or community of Llandudno, and part of the ecclesiastical parish of Llanrhos. It is a prosperous village, with a…

  • Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway · 0.5 km

    The Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway was a 3 ft narrow gauge industrial railway operating at three levels within the extensive limestone quarry on the Penrhyn Bay side of the Little Orme at Llandudno on the North Wal…

  • Coleg Llandrillo · 0.8 km

    Coleg Llandrillo is a college in the north of Wales. After its merger in 2012, Grwp Llandrillo Menai became Wales' largest further education institution.

  • Ysgol y Creuddyn · 1.1 km

    Ysgol y Creuddyn is a Welsh-medium secondary school in Penrhyn Bay, Conwy County Borough, Wales. The school was established on Wednesday 2 September, 1981, with 218 students. As of 2023, 633 pupils are enrolled.

  • Little Orme · 1.2 km

    The Little Orme is a headland in Llandudno, Wales. It is 141 metres (463 ft) in height. It is one of two headlands situated at either end of Llandudno Bay, the other larger headland used by tourists is the Great Orme.…

  • Glanwydden · 1.4 km

    Glanwydden is a small village located between Llandudno and Colwyn Bay in Conwy county borough, north Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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