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Barmouth

Barmouth is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 2,522. It has around 1 pharmacy, 25 restaurants or cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Barmouth, 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £237,018, and there were around 23 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 Barmouth area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Gwynedd area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 117,393 residents at roughly 46 people per km².

Council
Gwynedd
County
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Police force
North Wales

Weather

16°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:41

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

43 reported · July 2026 59% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences19
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Shoplifting3

Neighbourhood team: Barmouth · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour

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

Road safety

86 reported road collisions (2024)

44 killed or seriously injured · 142 casualties · 7.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

69 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 65 rated 4–5 ★ (59 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Barmouth (0.4 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Barmouth (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£206,665 average 5.7% YoY

Across Gwynedd · to 2026-06

Detached£320,118
Semi-detached£212,708
Terraced£163,043
Flat£116,515

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£722 average monthly rent 7.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £558
  • 2 bed £674
  • 3 bed £802

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 (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

117,393 residents in Gwynedd · 46/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Wales

3% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 5% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 62,370)

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

Your MP

Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid Cymru

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Plaid Cymru majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens19
  • Restaurants & cafés32

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £24,367 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales – start today, Deputy Manager, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£669 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,785 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

26% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,824 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

89% low-carbon electricity

Wind 76% · Gas 11% · Nuclear 9% · Solar 3%

44 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • 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 LL42

  • Minfor Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Tudwal's Church, Barmouth · 0.2 km

    St Tudwal's Church is a Catholic parish church in Barmouth, Gwynedd. It is situated on the King Edward Road leading from Barmouth to Llanaber. It was built in 1905 and is in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wre…

  • Barmouth railway station · 0.3 km

    Barmouth railway station serves the seaside town of Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services northbound to Pwllheli and southbound to Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.…

  • St John's Church, Barmouth · 0.4 km

    St John's Church, Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales was built between 1889 and 1895 and designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Fordham. The foundation stone was laid by Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom. The bulk…

  • Plas Mynach · 0.5 km

    Plas Mynach is a large country house in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building, and stands in a prominent position overlooking the sea.

  • Barmouth · 0.5 km

    Barmouth is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales; it lies on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the historic county of Merionethshire, the Welsh form of th…

  • Barmouth Lifeboat Station · 0.5 km

    Barmouth Lifeboat Station is located on the Promenade in Barmouth, a town at the mouth of the Afon Mawddach in Gwynedd, Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Barmouth?
Barmouth is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
What is the population of Barmouth?
Barmouth has an approximate settlement population of 2,522.
How deprived is Barmouth?
The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Barmouth, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.