LL40 2YL Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gogledd Dolgellau.
Streets
- Cae Deintur, Dolgellau: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cae Deintur, Dolgellau: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cae Deintur, Dolgellau: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cae Deintur, 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: 1.
- 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
- Coed-y-Fronallt, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 9 address points in this postcode, 4 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: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 4 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: 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 9 addresses are between 29 m and 44 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 60%, gigabit 60% 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 | 11.0 km |
| Barmouth 237,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km | |
| Fairbourne 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Texaco Dolgellau | 120 m |
| Ferry terminal | Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing Barmouth | 11.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 95.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Surgery | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest County Hall | 350 m |
| Hospital | Dolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital | 650 m |
| Police station | Dolgellau Police Station | 500 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Eurospar Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,940 m² | 290 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,650 m² | 480 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,540 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Llwyn, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m east. 203 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llwyn | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m east |
| County Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-west |
| T.H.Roberts, Ironmonger | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-west |
| Tan-y-Fynwent | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-west |
| Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Pentre Farm Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Cymmer Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Nannau | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Pen-y-cefn | Wood | 620 m north-west |
| Coed Tyddyn-bâch | Wood | 700 m north-east |
| Ceunant Stwcle | Valley | 1.3 km south |
| Llyn Tan y Graig | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| Foel Cynwch | Hill | 2.9 km north |
| Llwnc y Penmaen | Tidal water | 3.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
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People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 33% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 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 Cae Deintur.