LL49 9RG 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: 7.
- 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
- Tremadog Manufactory, grade II*
- Bronhaul, grade II
- Deseret, grade II
- Ivy Cottage, grade II
- Ty Felin (Mill House), grade II
- Ty Gwyn, grade II
- Y Bwthyn, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 36 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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: 1 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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 36 addresses are between 6 m and 142 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 78%, ultrafast 78%, gigabit 78% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Minffordd 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Penrhyndeudraeth 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Garden Centre Tremadog | 230 m |
| Car parks | Llyn Bach Pay and Display Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 96.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Upcc At Ysbyty Alltwen | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Penwood Dental Care | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Alltwen | 770 m |
| Police station | Caernarfon Police Station | 23.9 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Park 8,180 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 570 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tremadog Manufactory, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m south-west. 90 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tremadog Manufactory | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south-west |
| Plas Tan-yr-allt | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m east |
| Market Hall (Siola) | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Tan-yr-Allt | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m east |
| Roman Bath-House, Tremadoc | Scheduled monument | 730 m west |
| Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of | Scheduled monument | 880 m north-east |
| Hut Group West of Cwm Mawr | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Wern | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Gorseddau and Prince of Wales Slate Quarries, Railways and Mill | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llyn Pandy | Lake or reservoir | 220 m north |
| Coed Tan-yr-allt | Wood | 390 m north-east |
| Cwm Bach | Valley | 510 m north |
| Llyn Bach | Bay | 1.8 km south-east |
| Pen y Garn | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Fechan Point | Wetland | 3.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 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 | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.