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Criccieth

Criccieth is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 1,753. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Criccieth, 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £296,183, and there were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Criccieth 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

8°CCloudy

  • Today: 11° / 6° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:20Sunset 16:40

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Public order2
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Criccieth · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour

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

Road safety

105 reported road collisions (2025)

59 killed or seriously injured · 166 casualties · 8.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

50 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 47 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Criccieth (0.3 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Criccieth (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£203,555 average▲ 4.1% YoY

Across Gwynedd · to 2026-08

Detached£314,179
Semi-detached£209,372
Terraced£161,097
Flat£114,576

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£724 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £559
  • 2 bed £676
  • 3 bed £804

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

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

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Glyn Y Coed Hotel (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds2

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,067
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,098
  • Net moves−31

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

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:

  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Plaid Cymru majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,715 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £31,353 avg

e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales, Joiner, AVON Representatives wanted in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales – start today

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£669 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% 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

76% low-carbon electricity

Wind 52% · Nuclear 23% · Gas 22% · Imports 2%

88 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 LL52

  • The Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Deiniol's Church, Criccieth · 0.1 km

    St Deiniol's Church, was a church in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales. It was built between 1884 and 1887.

  • Criccieth Lifeboat Station · 0.3 km

    Criccieth Lifeboat Station can be found on Lôn Felin, in Criccieth, a town and seaside resort sitting on the northern shore of Cardigan Bay, just to the east of the Llŷn Peninsula, approximately 17 mi (27 km) due sout…

  • Old Town Hall, Criccieth · 0.4 km

    The Old Town Hall is a municipal building on Castle Terrace in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales. The structure is currently used as a visitor centre.

  • Criccieth railway station · 0.4 km

    Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.

  • Criccieth Castle · 0.5 km

    Criccieth Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century castle in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located on a rocky headland overlooking Tremadog Bay and consists of an inner ward almost surrounded by an outer ward. The twi…

  • Criccieth · 0.5 km

    Criccieth, also spelled Cricieth ( ), is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales, on the boundary between the Llŷn Peninsula and Eifionydd. The town is 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllhel…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Criccieth?
Criccieth is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
What is the population of Criccieth?
Criccieth has an approximate settlement population of 1,753.
How deprived is Criccieth?
The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Criccieth, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.