Talysarn
Talysarn is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 1,086. It has around 1 restaurant or café, the nearest railway station is Dinas, 5.7 km away, and there were around 3 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 Talysarn 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.
Weather
7°CClear
- Today: 11° / 7° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:42
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
8 reported · August 2026▼ 53% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Vehicle crime1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Talysarn · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) – Tan y Fynwent, Bangor
- Retail Crime
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
37 food businesses within 2 miles
- 36 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dinas (5.7 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£203,555 average▲ 4.1% YoY
Across Gwynedd · to 2026-08
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
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Pant du (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches15
- Playgrounds4
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
- Schools4
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
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
53% low-carbon electricity
Gas 44% · Nuclear 27% · Wind 25% · Imports 3%
176 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in LL54
- Corwen House
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
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
Nantlle railway station · 0.2 kmNantlle was a railway station located in Talysarn, a neighbouring village to Nantlle, in Gwynedd, Wales.
Talysarn · 0.2 kmTal-y-sarn is a village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales, next to Penygroes. It is part of the community of Llanllyfni and includes some of Llandwrog. The ward had a population of 1,930 at the 2…
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle · 1.4 kmYsgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a bilingual secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. It is situated in Penygroes, Gwynedd in Gwynedd, North Wales. The school serves the village of Penygroes and the surroundi…
- Cilgwyn quarry · 1.5 km
Cilgwyn quarry is a slate quarry located on the north edge of the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales. It is one of the earliest slate quarries in Great Britain, having been worked as early as the 12th century. King Edward…
Nantlle Vale F.C. · 1.6 kmNantlle Vale F.C are a Welsh football club from Penygroes, near Caernarfon, formed around 1920. They play in the North Wales Coast West Premier Division.
Pen-y-groes, Gwynedd · 1.7 kmPen-y-groes is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is located to the south of Caernarfon, and north of Porthmadog, by the A487 road. Pen-y-groes' population stands at 1,793 at the 2011 census, of which 88% are We…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Talysarn?
- Talysarn is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
- What is the population of Talysarn?
- Talysarn has an approximate settlement population of 1,086.
- How deprived is Talysarn?
- The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Talysarn, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.