LL55 4SP Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Llanberis.
Streets
- Stryd Ceunant, Llanberis: 21 addresses
- Ffordd Capel, Llanberis: 1 address
- Stryd Ceunant, Llanberis: 1 address
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 23 address points in this postcode, 14 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 14 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 23 addresses are between 123 m and 131 m above sea level (126 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 |
| Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Dolbadarn Hotel Llanberis | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Caernarfon Bus Station Stand C | 9.8 km |
| Car parks | Padarn Country Park Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 88.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fferyllfa Ellis Jones Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | Bethesda Dental Clinic | 8.2 km |
| Hospital | Eryri Hospital | 9.0 km |
| Police station | Caernarfon Police Station | 9.4 km |
| Cash machines | Costcutter, A4244, Deiniolen Cashzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parc Gweledig Padarn 217 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 217 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Capel Coch, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Capel Coch | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| Church of St Padarn | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m east |
| Castell Dolbadarn | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Dinorwic Quarry: Hafod Owen Winding Engine, Locomotive Shed, Main Waterwheel and Housing | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Vivian Slate Quarry, Inclines, Walia & associated structures | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Dinorwig Slate Quarry Mountain Landscape | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ger yr Afon | Lake or reservoir | 210 m north-east |
| Coed Mawr | Wood | 500 m north-west |
| Coed Doctor | Wood | 620 m north |
| Y Glyn | Island | 1.1 km north |
| Ceunant Bâch | Valley | 1.1 km south |
| Cefn Du | Hill | 2.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.6 | 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 | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 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 | 62% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Stryd Ceunant.