LL40 2ET Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gogledd Dolgellau.
Streets
- Ffordd Pen y Cefn, Dolgellau: 17 addresses
- Cae Deintur, Dolgellau: 2 addresses
- Pencefn Road, Dolgellau: 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 B (25% of about 750 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
None of the 20 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 20 addresses are between 71 m and 101 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% 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 | 10.6 km |
| Barmouth 237,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Fairbourne 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Bont Fawr Dolgellau | 540 m |
| Ferry terminal | Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing Barmouth | 11.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 95.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest County Hall | 730 m |
| Hospital | Dolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Dolgellau Police Station | 240 m |
| Cash machines | Eurospar Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,940 m² | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Marian Mawr 7.8 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,540 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pentre Farm Barrow, a scheduled monument, 690 m north-west. 174 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pentre Farm Barrow | Scheduled monument | 690 m north-west |
| County Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south-east |
| Tan-y-Fynwent | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south |
| T.H.Roberts, Ironmonger | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-east |
| Gazebo or Music room at Dolrhyd | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m west |
| Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement | Scheduled monument | 930 m north |
| Llanelltyd Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Nannau | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km north-east |
| Penmaenuchaf | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Pen-y-cefn | Wood | 200 m north-east |
| Coed Crwn | Wood | 360 m west |
| Ceunant Stwcle | Valley | 1.6 km south |
| Llyn Tan y Graig | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Foel Ispri | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
| Llwnc y Penmaen | Tidal water | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 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 | 57 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 46% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Ffordd Pen y Cefn.