LL55 4SN Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Llanberis.
Streets
- Ffordd Capel, Llanberis: 2 addresses
- Stryd Ceunant, Llanberis: 2 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 C (36% 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: 2.
- 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
- Capel Coch, grade II*
- Snowdon View, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 4 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 1 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, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 1 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: 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 4 addresses are between 118 m and 119 m above sea level (118 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 | Bangor (Gwynedd) 720,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dolbadarn Hotel Llanberis | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Caernarfon Bus Station Stand C | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Padarn Country Park Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 88.7 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fferyllfa Ellis Jones Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | Bethesda Dental Clinic | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Hospital | Eryri Hospital | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | Caernarfon Police Station | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Costcutter, A4244, Deiniolen Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parc Gweledig Padarn 217 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 217 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Capel Coch, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Capel Coch | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Church of St Padarn | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m east |
| Dinorwic Slate Quarry Workshops (Welsh Slate Museum Buildings) | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Former Hospital and boundary walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Castell Dolbadarn | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Dinorwic Quarry: Hafod Owen Winding Engine, Locomotive Shed, Main Waterwheel and Housing | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Vivian Slate Quarry, Inclines, Walia & associated structures | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Dinorwig Slate Quarry Mountain Landscape | World Heritage Site | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ger yr Afon | Lake or reservoir | 120 m north-east |
| Coed Mawr | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Coed Doctor | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Y Glyn | Island | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Ceunant Bâch | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Cefn Du | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the postcode's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 7 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 Ffordd Capel.