Conwy: local statistics
Conwy is a principal council area in Wales, home to an estimated 114,421 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Conwy, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The claimant count for Conwy stood at 2,365 in August 2026, or 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for Wales was 3.4%. That compares with 3.5% a year before. The five-year high was 4.9% (August 2021); the low was 3.3% (September 2023).
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Conwy is £2,472.82, up £151.99 on 2025-26. That makes it 5th of 22 in Wales, counting from the highest.
The ONS estimates that 114,421 people lived in Conwy in mid-2025, a change of -0.0% in a year. That is 959 fewer people than in mid-2015, a fall of 0.8%, against +3.3% for Wales as a whole. That is 17th of 22 in Wales, counting from the fastest growth. The series peaked at 115,391 in mid-2016.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Conwy at £217,829 for July 2026, a rise of 1.7% in twelve months. It ranks as the 8th highest of 22 in Wales; the average for Wales was £215,037. This July figure is the highest in the series, 55% up on July 2016. The average price is 6.1 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Conwy. That ratio is mid-table in Wales, 10th of 22.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Conwy had a life expectancy at birth of 82.6 years; for men it was 78.9, compared with 82.2 and 78.3 years across Wales. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.1 years for women and +0.0 for men. It is the 8th highest for women of the 22 council areas in Wales.
In the year to March 2026, 9,411 offences were recorded by police in Conwy: 82.2 per 1,000 people, the 8th highest rate of 20 in Wales. A year earlier it was 87.1. In the year to March 2016 it was 54.6 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The median full-time employee living in Conwy was paid £726.40 a week before tax in April 2025 (£35,424 a year). That is 1.0% above the figure for Wales and the 9th highest of the 22 council areas in Wales. Jobs based in Conwy paid a median £624.50 a week, £101.90 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £492.00: a change of +48% before inflation.
The ONS counted 5,450 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Conwy in March 2026, 3% more than in 2016. That is 48 for every 1,000 residents, 8th of 22 in Wales, counting from the highest.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 71.1% of Conwy residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.3 points either way, against 72.1% across Wales. Its lowest reading in the series was 71.1% and its highest 76.5%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 115,380 |
| 2016 | 115,391 |
| 2017 | 114,855 |
| 2018 | 114,387 |
| 2019 | 114,196 |
| 2020 | 114,651 |
| 2021 | 114,788 |
| 2022 | 114,257 |
| 2023 | 114,631 |
| 2024 | 114,435 |
| 2025 | 114,421 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £140,459 |
| July 2017 | £147,567 |
| July 2018 | £151,031 |
| July 2019 | £157,649 |
| July 2020 | £151,638 |
| July 2021 | £183,989 |
| July 2022 | £206,078 |
| July 2023 | £204,630 |
| July 2024 | £206,988 |
| July 2025 | £214,116 |
| July 2026 | £217,829 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £492.00 a week |
| 2016 | £489.20 a week |
| 2017 | £508.10 a week |
| 2018 | £511.40 a week |
| 2019 | £551.30 a week |
| 2020 | £626.10 a week |
| 2021 | £555.10 a week |
| 2022 | £608.70 a week |
| 2023 | £636.10 a week |
| 2024 | £684.10 a week |
| 2025 | £726.40 a week |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 54.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 56.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 73.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 89.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 91.5 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 85.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 106.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 100.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 91.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 87.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 82.2 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.6% |
| 2016/17 | 72.4% |
| 2017/18 | 73.8% |
| 2018/19 | 73.8% |
| 2019/20 | 73.5% |
| 2020/21 | 73.8% |
| 2021/22 | 74.6% |
| 2022/23 | 74.5% |
| 2023/24 | 76.5% |
| 2024/25 | 73.6% |
| 2025/26 | 71.1% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.4 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.4 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,285 |
| 2017 | 5,350 |
| 2018 | 5,360 |
| 2019 | 5,310 |
| 2020 | 5,550 |
| 2021 | 5,555 |
| 2022 | 5,540 |
| 2023 | 5,465 |
| 2024 | 5,500 |
| 2025 | 5,465 |
| 2026 | 5,450 |
Questions about Conwy
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Conwy?
2,365 in August 2026 (3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in Conwy?
The Welsh Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,472.82 for 2026-27.
What is the population of Conwy?
114,421 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in Conwy?
£217,829 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+1.7% on a year).
What is life expectancy in Conwy?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.9 years for men and 82.6 for women.
What is the crime rate in Conwy?
Home Office figures show 9,411 offences in the year to March 2026, or 82.2 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average salary in Conwy?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Conwy was £726.40 a week in April 2025 (£35,424 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Conwy
Every body that makes decisions for Conwy, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Conwy council this page
- Conwy in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Bangor Aberconwy: Claire Hughes (Labour) MP
- Clwyd North: Gill German (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Figures for Wales
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · UK population · UK average house price
- Other council areas in Wales: Denbighshire · Gwynedd · Monmouthshire · Pembrokeshire · Powys · Torfaen
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