Electoral wardW05001522
Criccieth ward, Gwynedd
Criccieth is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,737 residents in 766 households — 259 people per km², the 29th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,737council ward average 1,806
Households7662.27 residents per household
Density259/ km²about 6.72 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+37.5%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 69
5–94.4% · 76
10–156.2% · 107
16–193.3% · 58
20–243.2% · 56
25–347.7% · 133
35–4913.2% · 229
50–6420.6% · 358
65–7417.1% · 297
75–8413.4% · 233
85+7.0% · 121
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.1% · 116
1 car or van47.8% · 366
2 cars or vans26.2% · 201
3 or more10.8% · 83
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright52.9% · 406
With mortgage15.4% · 118
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented14.1% · 108
Private rented17.5% · 134
Type of home
Detached house37.3% · 286
Semi-detached house18.7% · 143
Terraced house30.5% · 234
Purpose-built flat3.9% · 30
Converted house4.4% · 34
Other conversion1.6% · 12
Above shop / office3.5% · 27
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001522- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 65
Communities in the ward
Criccieth
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAberdyfi35.6% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned1,015AAbererch27.6% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned1,270AAbermaw25.9% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned2,146AAbersoch gyda Llanengan31.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned1,128AArthog a Llangelynnin37.3% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned1,616BBethel a'r Felinheli21.5% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned3,645BBowydd a'r Rhiw18.0% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned1,778BBrithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd32.6% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned1,382BBro Dysynni30.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned1,192CCadnant20.4% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned1,657CCanol Tref Caernarfon23.3% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned1,822CClynnog24.2% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned1,300CCorris a Mawddwy26.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned1,254CCwm-y-glo20.9% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned1,266
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.