LL41 3RB Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bowydd a'r Rhiw.
Streets
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 A (59% of about 980 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 6 address points in this postcode, 6 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: 6 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: 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 addresses are about 199 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 | Blaenau Ffestiniog 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m |
| Roman Bridge 610 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Dolwyddelan 6,410 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Cae Ffridd Oakeley Square | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 82.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Health Services Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest D Powys Davies Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Alltwen | 14.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Blaenau Ffestiniog Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,700 m² | 900 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,120 m² | 430 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli Gonan, a scheduled monument, 170 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli Gonan | Scheduled monument | 170 m south-east |
| Oakeley Quarry Tips | Scheduled monument | 910 m north |
| Cwmorthin slate quarry, mine, railway and ancillary features | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Ffestiniog: its Slate mines and Quarries, 'city of slates' and Railway to Porthmadog | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Nyth-y-gigfran | Cliff or slope | 540 m west |
| Cwm Bowydd | Valley | 1.1 km south-east |
| Cefn Trwsgl | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Y Garth | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Llyn Cwmorthin | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Llyn y Wrysgan | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
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 | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.