Conwy

Key figures

12 of 13 measures have a published figure for Conwy · no figure for band d council tax as a share of pay. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Conwy, not our estimates.

• 807 births and 1,583 deaths: natural change reduced the population by 776.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 970 people.
• International migration (net) reduced the population by 197.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) reduced the figure by 11.
• Altogether the population fell by 14 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Conwy: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Conwy’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Conwy moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price and average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Independent, Labour and Plaid Cymru coalition (2026) — Other and independent 25, Conservative 8, Plaid Cymru 8, Labour 7, Liberal Democrat 4, Reform UK 2, Green 1 of 55 seats.

Since 2016: Other parties or independents (largest party, no overall majority) (2016–2024); Independent, Labour and Plaid Cymru coalition (2025–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Conwy’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

12,146 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 106.2 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 0.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£35,424
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026807people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013115,228people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022114,741people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026115,228people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,743people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026115,228people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,743people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,746people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026115,228people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,741people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026115,228people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,741people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 3.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262,345people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263.6%
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,583people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,101kWh a year
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202610,130kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · down 2.1 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20261.1%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 1.1% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£213,461
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026970people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026400people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-197people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026597people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-776people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-11people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025114,891people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 0.5 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20262.1%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 2.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£791
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 6.2% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£726

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Conwy; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Conwy, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £23,5572009→£35,4242025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Conwy, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,557 in 2009 to £35,424 in 2025, a change of £11,867 or 50.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £35,424 in 2025 − £23,557 in 2009 = £11,867, which is 50.4% of the figure for 2009.

  16 published years spanning 16 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Conwy, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,557 in 2009 to £35,424 in 2025, a change of £11,867 or 50.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4382008→£7262025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Conwy, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £438 in 2008 to £726 in 2025, a change of £289 or 66.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £726 in 2025 − £438 in 2008 = £289, which is 66.0% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 726.40 and 437.70, and 726.40 − 437.70 = 288.70.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Conwy, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £438 in 2008 to £726 in 2025, a change of £289 or 66.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 806Year to mid-2012→970Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Conwy, net internal migration by local authority rose from 806 in Year to mid-2012 to 970 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 164 or 20.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  970 in Year to mid-2025 − 806 in Year to mid-2012 = 164, which is 20.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, net internal migration by local authority rose from 806 in Year to mid-2012 to 970 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 164 or 20.3% (ONS).

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• 311Year to mid-2012→400Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Conwy, international migration into a local authority rose from 311 in Year to mid-2012 to 400 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 89 or 28.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  400 in Year to mid-2025 − 311 in Year to mid-2012 = 89, which is 28.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, international migration into a local authority rose from 311 in Year to mid-2012 to 400 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 89 or 28.6% (ONS).

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• 290Year to mid-2012→597Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Conwy, international migration out of a local authority rose from 290 in Year to mid-2012 to 597 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 307 or 105.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  597 in Year to mid-2025 − 290 in Year to mid-2012 = 307, which is 105.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, international migration out of a local authority rose from 290 in Year to mid-2012 to 597 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 307 or 105.9% (ONS).

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• 21Year to mid-2012→-197Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Conwy, net international migration by local authority fell from 21 in Year to mid-2012 to -197 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 218 or 1038.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -197 in Year to mid-2025 − 21 in Year to mid-2012 = −218, which is 1038.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, net international migration by local authority fell from 21 in Year to mid-2012 to -197 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 218 or 1038.1% (ONS).

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• 1,157Year to mid-2012→807Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Conwy, births by local authority fell from 1,157 in Year to mid-2012 to 807 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 350 or 30.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  807 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,157 in Year to mid-2012 = −350, which is 30.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, births by local authority fell from 1,157 in Year to mid-2012 to 807 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 350 or 30.3% (ONS).

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• 1,523Year to mid-2012→1,583Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Conwy, deaths by local authority rose from 1,523 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,583 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 60 or 3.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,583 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,523 in Year to mid-2012 = 60, which is 3.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, deaths by local authority rose from 1,523 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,583 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 60 or 3.9% (ONS).

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• -366Year to mid-2012→-776Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Conwy, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -366 in Year to mid-2012 to -776 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 410 or 112.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -776 in Year to mid-2025 − -366 in Year to mid-2012 = −410, which is 112.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -366 in Year to mid-2012 to -776 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 410 or 112.0% (ONS).

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• -355Year to mid-2012→-11Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Conwy, other population change by local authority rose from -355 in Year to mid-2012 to -11 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 344 or 96.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -11 in Year to mid-2025 − -355 in Year to mid-2012 = 344, which is 96.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Conwy, other population change by local authority rose from -355 in Year to mid-2012 to -11 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 344 or 96.9% (ONS).

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Compare Conwy with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Conwy and Birmingham
• Conwy and Leeds
• Conwy and North Yorkshire
• Conwy and Somerset
• Conwy and Cornwall
• Conwy and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Conwy said then and says now, with the periods named. Conwy since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Conwy are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.