Groundsense

Conwy

Conwy is a council in Wales. 19 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

Energy efficiency score of the typical home 65 Lower than 94% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. Joint 6th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.
Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home 6.5 ha Lower than 95% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. 3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents 9.6 Higher than 89% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for. Joint 6th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Open Conwy on the map

Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Conwy and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£213k

Lower than 73% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 1.1% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£734

Lower than 82% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 2.3% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.0

Lower than 71% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home65

Lower than 94% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 6th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van18.5%

Higher than 51% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station39.2%

Higher than 74% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket63.7%

Lower than 68% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy66%

Lower than 71% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available86.4%

Higher than 73% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents82.2

Higher than 65% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 18.4% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.5

Lower than 78% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year41.7

Lower than 55% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier91.9%

Higher than 83% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents9.6

Higher than 89% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 6th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 4.3% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.3

Lower than 73% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.4

Higher than 65% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women60.7 yrs

Lower than 58% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 4.2 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home6.5 ha

Lower than 95% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean3.2 µg/m³

Lower than 93% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 5th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 53.6% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Conwy shares a boundary with Denbighshire and Gwynedd. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: Gwynedd£676
Denbighshire£707
Conwy£734
Average house price, all homes: Denbighshire£199k
Gwynedd£207k
Conwy£213k
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd70.0
Conwy82.2
Denbighshire94.7
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: Gwynedd2.2 µg/m³
Conwy3.2 µg/m³
Denbighshire3.4 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Denbighshire23.9%
Conwy39.2%
Gwynedd39.4%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 1.1% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 2.3% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 18.4% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 4.2 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 4.3% since 2021
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 53.6% since 2019

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