LL56 4QA Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Y Faenol.
Streets
- B4547, Gwynedd - Gwynedd: 1 address
- B4547, Gwynedd - Gwynedd: 1 address
- Stryd Bangor, Aber Pwll: 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 D (28% of about 610 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 3 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 2 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: 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 3 addresses are between 21 m and 27 m above sea level (24 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 | Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Bangor (Gwynedd) 720,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Nant-y-Garth Turn Aber Pwll | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Menai Bridge Bus Station | 4.1 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 90.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Felinheli&Porthaethwy Su | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Mobile Dental Unit | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Gwynedd | 2.8 km |
| Police station | North Wales Police, Bangor | 5.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Glan Faenol 127 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,450 m² | 1.8 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 990 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 127 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Coed Nant-y-garth, standing stone to N of, a scheduled monument, 490 m east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Nant-y-garth, standing stone to N of | Scheduled monument | 490 m east |
| Bryntirion | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-west |
| Vaynol | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 910 m north |
| Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Gors y Brithdir Enclosed Hut Group & Ancient Fields | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Plas Newydd | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km north-west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn | World Heritage Site | 7.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yr-efail Covert | Wood | 390 m west |
| Hendre-lâs Covert | Wood | 430 m north-west |
| Pen-y-Graig | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
| Llyn Glan-rhyd | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-east |
| Ynys Gored Goch | Island | 3.0 km north |
| Ynys Bach | Wetland | 4.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 3 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 | 48 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 B4547.