LL23 7RT Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Y Bala.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Gwynedd in 2026-27: Band D £2,469 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,646 | £1,920 | £2,194 | £2,469 | £3,017 | £3,566 | £4,115 | £4,938 | £5,760 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (45% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Y Bala. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 29.
- 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
- Awelfryn, grade II*
- Derlwyn, grade II*
- Dolydd, grade II*
- Fedw Arian, grade II*
- Isfryn, grade II*
- Islwyn, grade II*
- Ronville, grade II*
- Rosedale, Including Forecourt Walls & Railings, grade II*
- 10 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- 12 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- 14 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- 16 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- 18 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- 20 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- 26 High Street, including street railings, grade II
- 6 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- 8 Ffrydan Road, grade II
- Ariunfa, grade II
- Bronallt, grade II
- Christ Church, grade II
- Glanrhyd, grade II
- Glasfryn, grade II
- Heulfryn, Including Forecourt Walls and Railings, grade II
- Neuadd-y-Cyfnod (Old Grammar School), Including Forecourt Walls, Piers & Railings, grade II
- Plas-yn-Dre, Including Railings to Forecourt, grade II
- R.H. Roberts, grade II
- Town Council Offices, Including Associated Street Railings, grade II
- Trem-y-fron, Including Forecourt Walls & Railings, grade II
- Ty GM, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 21 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 21 at medium risk and 0 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, 21 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 165 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 58%, gigabit 58% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Betws-y-Coed 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 24.3 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Y Badell Aur Bala | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 68.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 190 m |
| Hospital | Dolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital | 27.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest BR Spar Bala Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,330 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,910 m² | 240 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rosedale, Including Forecourt Walls & Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m west. 77 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rosedale, Including Forecourt Walls & Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| Derlwyn | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| Islwyn | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| Ronville | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| Tomen y Bala Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 90 m south-east |
| Rhiwlas | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m north |
| Llanfor Roman Fort and Camps (revealed by Aerial Photography) | Scheduled monument | 940 m east |
| Castell Gronw Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Mawr | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Shop Covert | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Ceunant Morgan | Valley | 1.8 km north-east |
| Garth Goch | Hill | 2.6 km east |
| Bala Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Cors y Cryniarth | Wetland | 4.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.