Moelfre
Moelfre is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 710. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and the average sold house price is around £351,278. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Moelfre 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 15° · 76% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:37
12h 50m 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
Road safety
48 reported road collisions (2024)
25 killed or seriously injured · 61 casualties · 7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Llanfairpwll (14.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£239,726 average▲ 6.7% YoY
Across Isle of Anglesey · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£710 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £547
- 2 bed £690
- 3 bed £793
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.6 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Tyddyn Isaf Caravan Site (2.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds1
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)
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:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Plaid Cymru majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,280 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £55,713 avg
e.g. Class 1 Driver, Brand Ambassador - part time
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
89% low-carbon electricity
Wind 56% · Nuclear 32% · Imports 6% · Gas 5%
23 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ynys Môn:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office266 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s238 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership231 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership161 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test126 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Moelfre, Anglesey · 0.2 kmMoelfre ( ) is a village, a community and, until 2012, an electoral ward on the north-east coast of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The community area covers the village and harbour, and several smaller, dispersed sett…
Royal Charter Storm · 0.2 kmThe Royal Charter Storm of 25–26 October 1859 was considered to be the most severe storm to hit the Irish Sea in the 19th century, with an estimated death toll of over 800. It takes its name from the Royal Charter s…
Moelfre Lifeboat Station · 0.5 kmMoelfre Lifeboat Station can be found on Lifeboat Lane in Moelfre, a village overlooking Moelfre Bay, on the north-east coast Anglesey, North Wales.
Ynys Moelfre · 0.9 kmYnys Moelfre is a small island off the coast of Anglesey, Wales. At low tide it has a maximum length of 261 metres and a maximum width of 121 metres with a maximum area of 6.6 acres (27,000 m2). The nearest settlement…
Lligwy Burial Chamber · 1.0 kmLligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber in Lligwy, near the east coast of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estim…
Capel Lligwy · 1.2 kmCapel Lligwy is a ruined chapel near Rhos Lligwy in Anglesey, north Wales, dating back to the first half of the 12th century. The chapel's original purpose is unknown, but it might have been used as a memorial chapel…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Moelfre?
- Moelfre is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Isle of Anglesey local authority.
- What is the population of Moelfre?
- Moelfre has an approximate settlement population of 710.
- How deprived is Moelfre?
- The Isle of Anglesey local authority, which includes Moelfre, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.