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Towyn

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North east Conwy. About 2,220 people in 5.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 41% of people in Towyn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,266
Joint 450th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
41%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Towyn compares

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

TowynMiddle
Population30 wards, Conwy · 2021
Population: every ward in Conwy30 areas from 1,469 to 7,772. The middle area is 3,653. Towyn is 2,266.
2,26611th 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%. Towyn is 41.0%.
41%2nd fewest 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%. Towyn is 96.7%.
96.7%8th highest
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%. Towyn is 4.3%.
4.3%9th highest

Is Towyn safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Towyn at a rate of 168.0 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, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Towyn.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), other crime (79) and anti-social behaviour (41).

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 Towyn alone. See Conwy

Average house price
£217,829
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,424
80th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
Joint 103rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
114,421
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Towyn in brief

Towyn had 2,266 usual residents at the census.

About 41% of people in Towyn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Towyn, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Towyn, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.