LL49 9PT Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glaslyn.
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 B (29% of about 730 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 104 address points in this postcode, 51 at high risk, 53 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: 51 at high risk, 53 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 104 addresses are between 2 m and 5 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 880 m |
| Minffordd 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Penrhyndeudraeth 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest St Mary`s Church Tremadog | 150 m |
| Car parks | Llyn Bach Pay and Display Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 97.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Upcc At Ysbyty Alltwen | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Penwood Dental Care | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Alltwen | 610 m |
| Police station | Caernarfon Police Station | 24.3 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Park 8,180 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 290 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ty Nanney, including forecourt walls, gate piers and gate, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-east. 92 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ty Nanney, including forecourt walls, gate piers and gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-east |
| Capel Peniel | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m east |
| Gateway to the Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| Roman Bath-House, Tremadoc | Scheduled monument | 460 m north-west |
| Tan-yr-Allt | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Moel y Gest Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Wern | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Gorseddau and Prince of Wales Slate Quarries, Railways and Mill | World Heritage Site | 6.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llyn Pandy | Lake or reservoir | 740 m north |
| Coed Tan-yr-allt | Wood | 930 m north-east |
| Cwm Bach | Valley | 1.0 km north |
| Moel-y-Gest | Hill | 1.6 km south-west |
| Llyn Bach | Bay | 1.6 km south-east |
| Fechan Point | Wetland | 3.1 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 | 47 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.