Living in Caernarfon

In Caernarfon, unemployment is 3.5% (2023).

Gigabit broadband availability was 92.5%. The employment rate was 55.7% in March 2021. Caernarfon had a population of 9,835 in March 2021. In 2025, annual NO₂ was 3.11 µg/m³. The city covered 3.1 km² in December 2022. Population density was 3,187.4 people per km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population9,835people21 Mar 2021Official source · Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.

Median gross salary (region)2,541EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent845.7EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate3.5%country median 3.4% — 3% aboveOfficial source · www.ons.gov.uk

Recorded crime6,969incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4

PM2.5, annual mean4.96µg/m³country median 6.5 — 24% belowOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Less recorded crime than 85% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Caernarfon?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Caernarfon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation accounted for 56.7% of homes in March 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Caernarfon. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁴Official · national market
Dwellings	4,365 count	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	845.7 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹⁰Official · county

Is Caernarfon a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–64%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Student41%strong on education, weak on work · range 31–51%

Family63%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–74%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Caernarfon?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk²⁴

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Caernarfon is 3.5%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Caernarfon 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	92.49 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate	55.68 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability	99.38 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)	2,541 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk²³Official
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2023	www.ons.gov.uk²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Caernarfon?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €846
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Caernarfon. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Caernarfon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	6 count	7 Jul 2026	Welsh Government DataMapWales maintained schools WFS¹⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools	18 count	3 Aug 2026	Welsh Government (My Local School)¹⁵Official
Schools	21 count	3 Aug 2026	Welsh Government (My Local School)¹⁵Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Caernarfon's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	1 count	7 Jul 2026	Welsh Government DataMapWales active GP main sites¹⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Caernarfon under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Caernarfon?

Police recorded about 6,969 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹³

Recorded crime across major citiesCaernarfon highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Coventry8,836

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,969 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹³Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	5,633 per 100,000	Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Burglary per 100,000 residents	335.5 per 100,000	30 Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	VLY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.96 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 8.4 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Caernarfon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5 µg/m³ (2025) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.96 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁸

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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10°4°

12°6°

15°9°

17°11°

19°13°

17°12°

14°9°

11°7°

9°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

103

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

132

182

233

219

206

188

151

108

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

PM108.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3.1WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Caernarfon is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Caernarfon 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.11 µg/m³country median 7.2	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.42 µg/m³country median 11.3	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.96 µg/m³country median 6.5	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.4 · Feb 8.4 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 12.1 · May 15 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 17.3 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 9.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.8 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 6.1 · May 8.6 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 4.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 6 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 9.1 · May 11.8 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 15.8 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 6.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.6 · Feb 62 · Mar 57 · Apr 54.4 · May 52.4 · Jun 57.1 · Jul 57.4 · Aug 69.2 · Sep 73.9 · Oct 101.6 · Nov 103.3 · Dec 93.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 60.6 · Feb 85.1 · Mar 131.7 · Apr 181.8 · May 233.4 · Jun 219.3 · Jul 205.5 · Aug 187.9 · Sep 150.7 · Oct 107.9 · Nov 62.6 · Dec 48.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Birkenhead ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±0.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Le Havre (France) ±1.3 °C, Limerick (Ireland) ±0.6 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Caernarfon?

The published population was 9,835 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	3.09 km²	Dec 2022	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
City area	3.09 km²	Dec 2022	Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.³Official
Foreign residents	415 people	21 Mar 2021	Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.⁴Official
GP practices per 10,000 residents	1.02 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	Welsh Government DataMapWales active GP main sites¹⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents	6.1 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	Welsh Government DataMapWales maintained schools WFS¹⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Population density	3,187 people/km²	21 Mar 2021	www.ons.gov.uk⁴Official · built-up-area figure
Population	9,835 people	21 Mar 2021	Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.⁴Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Owner-occupied homes	56.7 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Residents born abroad	4.2 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Median age	39 years	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Medr (Wales)⁵Official

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Common questions

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How many people live in Caernarfon?

The published population was 9,835 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales..

Is the air quality good in Caernarfon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5 µg/m³ (2025) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: official estimated total annual mean background concentration.

How safe is Caernarfon?

What is the unemployment rate in Caernarfon?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

What is the typical salary around Caernarfon?

The median gross salary is 2,541 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

How many foreign residents live in Caernarfon?

415 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts..

Is Caernarfon a good place to live?

Caernarfon may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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