LL31 9DQ Conwy
Live postcode, introduced November 2002. Ward: Deganwy.
Streets
- Deganwy Quay, Tywyn: 83 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 (24% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 83 address points in this postcode, 6 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 6 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 83 addresses are between -2 m and 6 m above sea level (2 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 47%, gigabit 47% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Deganwy 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m |
| Conwy 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Llandudno Junction 397,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Ty Mawr Deganwy | 60 m |
| Car parks | Beacons Car Park | 870 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 65.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bodreinallt | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Llandudno General Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Llandudno Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Deganwy - Park Road Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,470 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,720 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,540 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north |
| Deganwy Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north |
| Deganwy Castle | Scheduled monument | 610 m north |
| The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd - Conwy Castle and Town Walls | World Heritage Site | 1.3 km south |
| Plas Mawr | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Conwy Town Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Bodysgallen | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km east |
| Benarth Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bodlondeb Wood | Wood | 850 m south-west |
| Traeth Melyn | Beach | 1.4 km north-west |
| Bryniau | Hill | 1.9 km north |
| Cerrig Duon | Wetland | 2.1 km north-west |
| Y Fach | Valley | 4.2 km north |
| Llyn Pen Ffridd Newydd | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 50 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 83 |
61 of the postcode's 83 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 | 58 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 8 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 Deganwy Quay.