LL36 9TS Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bro Dysynni.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Dolgoch Holiday Flats, Llanfihangel-y-pennant: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Dolgoch Holiday Flats, Llanfihangel-y-pennant: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Dolgoch Holiday Flats, Llanfihangel-y-pennant: 1 address
- Dolgoch Holiday Flats, Abergynolwyn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dolgoch Holiday Flats, Llanfihangel-y-pennant: 1 address
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 D (19% of about 1,800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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 Michael, grade II*
- Churchyard wall at the Church of St Michael, grade II
- Cottage E of the Church of St Michael, grade II
- Graveyard monument at the Church of St Michael, grade II
- Lychgate to the Church of St Michael, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 11 address points in this postcode, 11 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: 0 at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 11 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 11 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Morfa Mawddach 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km |
| Fairbourne 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Llwyngwril 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing Barmouth | 8.2 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 9.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 105.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Minfor Surgery | 9.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 9.0 km |
| NHS dentists | White Arcade Dental Practice | 9.3 km |
| Hospital | Dolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital | 10.5 km |
| Police station | Dyfed Powys Police - Machynlleth Police Station | 10.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Abergynolwyn Station 1,330 m² | 2.5 km |
| Play area | Abergynolwyn 970 m² | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Abergynolwyn 1,670 m² | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Castell y Bere | Scheduled monument | 520 m south-west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foel Cae'rberllan | Hill | 820 m south-east |
| Coed y Pennant | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Coed Cae'r-berllan | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Coed Meriafel | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Llyn Cyri | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-west |
| Glyn Iago | Valley | 3.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 11 |
5 of the postcode's 11 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 | 57 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Unnamed street near Dolgoch Holiday Flats.