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Amlwch

Amlwch is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 3,211. The area has 1 pharmacy, 6 restaurants or cafés, and 2 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £220,939, and there were around 27 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 Amlwch area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Isle of Anglesey area is among the least deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 68,878 residents at roughly 97 people per km².

Council
Isle of Anglesey
County
Gwynedd
Constituency
Ynys Môn
Police force
North Wales

Weather

12°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 12° / 11° · 45% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:22Sunset 16:39

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

25 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Public order4
  • Criminal damage & arson1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Amlwch Port · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour: Anglesey
  • Enforcement Action – Ketamine

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

Road safety

33 reported road collisions (2025)

17 killed or seriously injured · 41 casualties · 4.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

41 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 39 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£236,308 average▼ 0.4% YoY

Across Isle of Anglesey · to 2026-08

Detached£324,232
Semi-detached£208,964
Terraced£165,712
Flat£140,634

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£714 average monthly rent▲ 5.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £550
  • 2 bed £693
  • 3 bed £798

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

6.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Noddfa Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches11
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

68,878 residents in Isle of Anglesey · 97/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK2,331
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK2,079
  • Net moves+252

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

2% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 14% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band D (20% of 36,060)

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

Your MP

Llinos Medi

Plaid Cymru

Ynys Môn

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • AyeBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Plaid Cymru majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales – start today, Trainee Driving Instructor - Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£693 median full-time weekly pay

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

£21,938 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 · 41,257 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 55% · Nuclear 24% · Gas 18% · Imports 3%

71 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Health services

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in LL68

  • Canolfan Iechyd Amlwch

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ynys Môn:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Amlwch railway station · 0.0 km

    Amlwch railway station was the original terminus of the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen. A light railway extension was later added for freight purposes. All stations on the Amlwch line closed to passengers…

  • The King's Head, Amlwch · 0.0 km

    The King's Head, Amlwch is a public house situated in Salem Street, one of the main streets in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales.

  • St Eleth's Church, Amlwch · 0.1 km

    St Eleth's Church, Amlwch is a parish church built in the Neo-classical style in 1800 in Amlwch, a town on the island of Anglesey in north Wales. It stands on the site of earlier buildings, with the first church here…

  • Anglesey Central Railway · 0.2 km

    The Anglesey Central Railway was a 17.5-mile (28.2 km) standard-gauge railway in Anglesey, Wales, connecting the port of Amlwch and the county town of Llangefni with the North Wales Coast Line at Gaerwen. Built as an…

  • Amlwch · 0.4 km

    Amlwch is a port town and community in Wales. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to Menai Bridge. As well as Amlwch town and Amlwch Port, other se…

  • Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch · 0.5 km

    Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride is a Roman Catholic church in Amlwch, a town on the island of Anglesey, north Wales. It was built in the 1930s to a design by an Italian architect, Giuseppe Rinvolucri, using…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Amlwch?
Amlwch is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Isle of Anglesey local authority.
What is the population of Amlwch?
Amlwch has an approximate settlement population of 3,211.
How deprived is Amlwch?
The Isle of Anglesey local authority, which includes Amlwch, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.