Where is Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd)?

Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd) is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.

How deprived is Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd)?

The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd), is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.

Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd)

Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd) is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Talybont, 0.5 km away. There were around 6 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 Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd) 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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 17° / 15° · 86% rain
Tomorrow: 17° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:38

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

8 reported · July 2026▼ 53% YoY

Violence & sexual offences4
Public order3
Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Dyffryn Ardudwy · 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

20 food businesses within 2 miles

20 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Talybont (0.5 km)
4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Talybont (0.6 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

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 7 kW
Nearest: Byrdir Self Catering Cottages (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Swimming pools2
Sports pitches2
Playgrounds5

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:

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

Schools1
Supermarkets1
Parks & greens78
Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Nuclear 22% · Solar 19% · Imports 3%

208 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership284 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office279 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership276 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s271 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Expand statutory SEN allowance entitlement to Teaching Assistants in SEN schools188 local signatures · 17,598 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Talybont railway station · 0.5 km
Talybont railway station serves the villages of Tal-y-bont and Llanddwywe in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Bar…
St Dwywe's Church · 0.6 km
St Dwywe’s Church is a Grade II* listed church in Llanddwywe, Gwynedd, North Wales.
Tal-y-bont, Dyffryn Ardudwy · 0.6 km
Tal-y-bont is a village north of the town of Barmouth in north Wales.
Dyffryn Ardudwy · 1.4 km
Dyffryn Ardudwy is a village, community and electoral ward in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales. It comprises several small, almost conjoined, villages including Coed Ystumgwern, Llanenddwyn, Llanddwywe, Talybont and…
Afon Ysgethin · 1.6 km
The Afon Ysgethin is a short river in Gwynedd, Wales. Flowing entirely within Snowdonia National Park, it rises beneath the peaks of Y Llethr and Diffwys in the Rhinogydd mountain range and runs in a generally WSW dir…
Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station · 1.7 km
Dyffryn Ardudwy railway station serves the villages of Dyffryn Ardudwy, Coed Ystumgwern and Llanenddwyn in Gwynedd, Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd)?: Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd) is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
How deprived is Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd)?: The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Tal-y-bont (Gwynedd), is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.