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

7°CClear

Today: 11° / 4° · 13% rain
Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:44

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

35US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY

Anti-social behaviour5
Violence & sexual offences5
Other theft2
Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Dyffryn Ardudwy · 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

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

£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

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)

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:

AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants

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

6,715 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Nuclear 26% · Wind 26% · Imports 3%

172 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:

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks283 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers175 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately148 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills130 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Ban on sale of disposable BBQs128 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide

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

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.