LL22 7SN Conwy
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr.
Streets
- Dundonald Avenue, Abergele: 21 addresses
- Castle Place, Abergele: 1 address
- Groes Lwyd, Abergele: 1 address
- Llys Marni, Abergele: 1 address
- Dundonald Avenue, Abergele: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Conwy in 2026-27: Band D £2,473 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,649 | £1,923 | £2,198 | £2,473 | £3,022 | £3,572 | £4,121 | £4,946 | £5,770 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (35% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Abergele. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Church of St Theresa of Lisieux, grade II
- Eglwys Crist Addoldy'r Annibynnwyr, grade II
- The Castle, Y Castell, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 25 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Abergele and Pensarn 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Rhyl 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Colwyn Bay 358,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bowling Green Abergele | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rhyl Bus Station Stand D | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Water Street Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 49.2 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gwrych Medical Centre | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Abergele | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Market Street (Dental Surgery) | 310 m |
| Hospital | Abergele Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Rhyl Police Station | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pentre Mawr Park 16 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| The Mount, Abergele | Scheduled monument | 270 m south-east |
| King's Lodge, also known as Abergele Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Castell Cawr Hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Gwrych Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Traeth Pensarn | Beach | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Gopa Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Coed Abergele | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Coed Plas-uchaf | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Blackthorn Covert | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 25 |
25 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Dundonald Avenue.