LL49 9HX Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Gorllewin Porthmadog.
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 D (31% of about 1,220 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 10 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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, 0 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Porthmadog 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 180 m |
| Minffordd 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Penrhyndeudraeth 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Pensyflog Porthmadog | 150 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Llyn Bach Pay and Display Car Park | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 97.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddyg Care | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | Penwood Dental Care | 3.8 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Alltwen | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Park 8,180 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,620 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Capel Peniel, a listed building (Grade I), 800 m north. 97 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Capel Peniel | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m north |
| Ty Nanney, including forecourt walls, gate piers and gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Gateway to the Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Roman Bath-House, Tremadoc | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Enclosed Hut Group in Parc-y-Borth | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Tan-yr-Allt | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north |
| Moel y Gest Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Wern | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north-west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Gorseddau and Prince of Wales Slate Quarries, Railways and Mill | World Heritage Site | 7.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Tuhwnt-i'r-bwlch | Wood | 540 m south-west |
| Llyn Bach | Bay | 840 m south-east |
| Llyn Pandy | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Moel-y-Gest | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Cwm Bach | Valley | 1.8 km north |
| Fechan Point | Wetland | 2.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 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 | 58 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 31% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 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.