LL26 0LD Conwy
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Llanrwst a Llanddoged.
Streets
- Ancaster Square, Llanrwst: 17 addresses
- Heol yr Orsaf, Llanrwst: 3 addresses
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 (38% of about 1,100 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Llanrwst. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- 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
- Parish Church of St Grwst, grade I
- Albion Inn, grade II
- Bryn Drug Store (formerly Apothecaries' Hall), grade II
- Charlton's Stores, Pet & Aquatic Centre, grade II
- Contessa, grade II
- Cornucopia Hotel, grade II
- Eagles Hotel, grade II
- Gateway ro Parish Churchyard, grade II
- Jesus Hospital (Llanrwst Almshouses), grade II
- National Westminster Bank, grade II
- Old Library, grade II
- Pen-y-Bont Inn, grade II
- Pied Piper, grade II
- Siop Sian (also known as "The Central"), grade II
- The Carlton, grade II
- The New Inn, grade II
- The Sexton's House, grade II
- Tyn-y-Ffynwent, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 20 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 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: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 10 m above sea level.
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 | Llanrwst 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| North Llanrwst 4,390 journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m | |
| Betws-y-Coed 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Ancaster Square Llanrwst | 10 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Llanrwst Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 67.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa Gwydir | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Llanrwst Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Colwyn Bay Community Hospital | 17.7 km |
| Police station | North Wales Police | 17.9 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Llanrwst 1 Cashzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,840 m² | 200 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Grwst, a listed building (Grade I), 60 m west. 51 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Grwst | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m west |
| Pont Fawr | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m south-east |
| Llanrwst Bridge | Scheduled monument | 150 m south |
| Pont Fawr (Llanrwst Bridge) (Partly in the Community of Trefriw) | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south |
| Terrace arch and associated garden walls at Gwydir Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m south |
| Capel Gwydir Uchaf | Scheduled monument | 770 m south-west |
| Plas Madoc | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north |
| Gwydir | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llyn Bwrw Eira | Lake or reservoir | 670 m west |
| Coed Felin Blwm | Wood | 930 m south-west |
| Grey Mare's Tail | Waterfall | 1.0 km south-west |
| Coed Carreg-y-gwalch | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Grinllwm | Hill | 2.3 km west |
| Nant Bwlch-y-gwynt | Valley | 2.8 km south-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) | 6.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 20 |
19 of the postcode's 20 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 | 55 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Ancaster Square.