LL57 1HS Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canol Bangor.
Streets
- Lon Pobty, Gwynedd - Gwynedd: 12 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 A (39% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- 201 High Street, grade II
- Alton Murphy, grade II
- Bodifyr, grade II
- Lady Berwen, grade II
- The Albion Hotel PH, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 12 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 12 addresses are between 41 m and 44 m above sea level (43 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 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Llanfairfechan 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ffordd Deiniol Bangor | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bangor Bus Station Stand A | 320 m |
| Car parks | Beach Road East Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 86 km (53 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bron Derw Medical Centre | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bulkeley Dental Practice | 200 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Gwynedd | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bangor Police Station | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 268 High Street Lloyds Bank | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gardd-yr-esgob 2,040 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Tan-y-fynwent 3,260 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,700 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,900 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cathedral church of St Deiniol, a listed building (Grade I), 190 m north. 162 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral church of St Deiniol | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north |
| Tanyrallt | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-west |
| Terraced Walls and Gated Entrance to the University College of North Wales Main Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Bangor University Main Arts (formerly University College of North Wales main building) | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Pier Camp | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Cegin Viaduct (Penrhyn Railroad) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Henge Monument and Cursus | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Plas Rhianfa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Penrhyn Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Ffridd-lâs | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Bryniau | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Cegin Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Garth Point | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Ynys y Big | Island | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Cwm Cadnant | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gwynedd: see them on the Gwynedd page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Lon Pobty.