# Colwyn Bay

Town in Conwy, Wales.

Colwyn Bay is a town in Conwy, Wales. Median sale price £221,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 126.6 per 1,000 people. About 28,998 people.

Town. Code W45000031. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy)

Colwyn Bay is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Colwyn Bay add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £221,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colwyn Bay was £221,500 in 2025. Joint 336th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colwyn-bay#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 29,273** (2021). Colwyn Bay had 29,273 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 378th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colwyn-bay#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Colwyn Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colwyn-bay#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In Colwyn Bay, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colwyn-bay#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W45000031) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Colwyn Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=W45000031) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 506 homes were sold in Colwyn Bay in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W45000031) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Colwyn Bay.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W45000031) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Colwyn Bay had 29,273 usual residents at the census.

## How Colwyn Bay compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Colwyn Bay | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £221,500 | 21st most expensive | 76 towns, Wales · 2025 |
| Population | 29,273 | 15th most populated | 76 towns, Wales · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 towns, Wales · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.7% | 36th highest | 76 towns, Wales · Jan 2026 |

## Is Colwyn Bay safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colwyn Bay at a rate of 126.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales.
In August 2026 alone, 329 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Colwyn Bay.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,579), anti-social behaviour (749) and other crime (566).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Colwyn Bay was 136.4 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Colwyn Bay, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Colwyn Bay has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in Colwyn Bay

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Conwy 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000154) | 1,411 | 61.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| [Conwy 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000155) | 1,409 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| [Conwy 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000156) | 1,486 | 149.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.0% |
| [Conwy 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000157) | 1,428 | 117.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.3% |
| [Conwy 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000158) | 1,560 | 102.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.9% |
| [Conwy 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000139) | 1,628 | 129.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Conwy 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000143) | 1,577 | 140.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Conwy 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000144) | 1,676 | 420.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.3% |
| [Conwy 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000182) | 2,077 | 209.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.3% |
| [Conwy 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000138) | 1,942 | 98.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.0% |
| [Conwy 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000145) | 1,298 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.8% |
| [Conwy 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000180) | 1,497 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Conwy 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000181) | 1,463 | 31.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Conwy 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000183) | 1,467 | 68.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| [Conwy 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000126) | 1,684 | 112.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.0% |
| [Conwy 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000127) | 1,372 | 112.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.6% |
| [Conwy 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000128) | 1,503 | 120.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| [Conwy 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000163) | 1,384 | 164.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.5% |
| [Conwy 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/neighbourhood/w01000167) | 2,005 | 98.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.9% |

## Your MP

- [Clwyd North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clwyd-north): Gill German (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy)

## Postcode districts covering Colwyn Bay

[LL28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll28), [LL29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll29)

## Middle areas in Colwyn Bay

[Colwyn Bay North](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/colwyn-bay-north), [Old Colwyn & Llanddulas](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/old-colwyn-and-llanddulas), [Rhos-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/rhos-on-sea), [Upper Colwyn Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy/upper-colwyn-bay)

## Towns near Colwyn Bay

[Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/conwy), [Llandudno](https://openindex.co.uk/town/llandudno), [Abergele](https://openindex.co.uk/town/abergele), [Kinmel Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kinmel-bay), [Rhyl](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rhyl), [Prestatyn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestatyn)

## Colwyn Bay in brief

Colwyn Bay is a town in Conwy, Wales.
About 28,998 people lived in Colwyn Bay in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £221,500 in 2025 across 506 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 126.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Colwyn Bay was £221,500 in 2025.
Colwyn Bay had 29,273 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Colwyn Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Colwyn Bay, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: W45000031
- Constituency: [Clwyd North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clwyd-north)
- Council: [Conwy †](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy)
- Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales)
- Area: 8.70 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,998*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 94

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/conwy), [Llandudno](https://openindex.co.uk/town/llandudno), [Abergele](https://openindex.co.uk/town/abergele), [Kinmel Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kinmel-bay), [Rhyl](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rhyl), [Prestatyn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestatyn)

## Latest updates for Colwyn Bay

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W45000031

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/colwyn-bay, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/colwyn-bay#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/colwyn-bay