LL52 0DN Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Criccieth.
Streets
- Min-y-Traeth, Cricieth: 14 addresses
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 E (21% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Criccieth. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- 4 Castle Street / Ffordd Castell, grade II
- 6 Wellington Terrace, grade II
- Capel Berea, grade II
- Trefan, grade II
- Ty Mawr, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 14 address points in this postcode, 1 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: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 14 addresses are between 7 m and 15 m above sea level (11 m on average).
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 | Criccieth 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Porthmadog 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Penychain 8,890 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Y Maes High Street Criccieth | 230 m |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 6.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 103.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Health Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fferyllfa E R Hughes Pharmacy | 290 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Alltwen | 6.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Criccieth Castle, Outer Bank Defences, a scheduled monument, 190 m south-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Criccieth Castle, Outer Bank Defences | Scheduled monument | 190 m south-west |
| Criccieth Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m south-west |
| Castell Cricieth | Scheduled monument | 230 m south-west |
| Church of St Catherine | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north |
| Caer-Dynni Burial Chamber | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Ednyfed Fawr | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Moel Ednyfed | Hill | 1.5 km north |
| Cricieth Beach | Beach | 1.5 km east |
| Gloddfa | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Graig Ddu | Hill | 2.3 km east |
| Coed Atenstaedt | Wood | 2.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 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 | 67 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 55% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 57% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 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) | 69% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Min-y-Traeth.