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Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw

Ward

South west Conwy. About 1,968 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 193 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,956
251st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
34.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Betws-y-Coed and TrefriwMiddle
Population30 wards, Conwy · 2021
Population: every ward in Conwy30 areas from 1,469 to 7,772. The middle area is 3,653. Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw is 1,956.
1,9567th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 wards, Conwy · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Conwy30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 wards, Conwy · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Conwy30 areas from 22.6% to 98.2%. The middle area is 93.7%. Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw is 34.7%.
34.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate30 wards, Conwy · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Conwy30 areas from 1.2% to 6.4%. The middle area is 3.1%. Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 4th lowest

Is Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw at a rate of 57.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 106.4 per 1,000 people across Conwy.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (36), violence and sexual offences (35) and other crime (33).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Conwy

These figures are published for the whole of Conwy, not for each ward, so they describe all of Conwy and not Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw alone. See Conwy

Average house price
£218,235
Up 3.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,424
80th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
Joint 107th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
114,421
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw in brief

Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw had 1,956 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw, 34.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.