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Bangor area guide

Who lives in Bangor, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Population
18,682 (2024)
At a glance

What Bangor is like

Bangor is a city in Gwynedd in Wales. It is home to about 18,682 people across 6,081 households. 43.5% of households own their home, 28.6% rent privately and 27.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 36.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Bangor compares

Headline figures for Bangor, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 39.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
8

8 schools in Bangor. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£47,519

Average annual income before tax, higher than 34% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Bangor differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    28.6% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.

  2. 02
    A student area

    38% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across Wales. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.

  3. 03
    A young populationPositive

    36.5% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales.

  4. 04
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    27.4% of homes are social housing, against 16.5% across Wales.

Questions

Bangor FAQs

01
Is Bangor a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 39.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is Bangor safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around Bangor, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
03
Who lives in Bangor?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 22.8% of residents. 43.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (34.9%).
04
Which council covers Bangor?

The local authority for Bangor is Gwynedd.

Bangor comes under Gwynedd in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is Bangor?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 29 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station, 24 yards away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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