LL57 2AA Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canol Bangor.
Streets
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 B (33% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- 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
- 1 Brynteg Terrace, grade II
- 1 Eldon Terrace, grade II
- 1 Fron Dirion Terrace, grade II
- 10 The Cresent, grade II
- 11 The Crescent, grade II
- 12 The Crescent, grade II
- 13 The Crescent, grade II
- 2 Eldon Terrace, grade II
- 2 Fron Dirion Terrace, grade II
- 3 Eldon Terrace, grade II
- 3 Fron Dirion Terrace, grade II
- 4 Eldon Terrace, grade II
- 4 Fron Dirion Terrace, grade II
- 5 Eldon Terrace, grade II
- 5 Fron Dirion Terrace, grade II
- 6 Fron Dirion Terrace, grade II
- 7 Fron Dirion Terrace, grade II
- 9 The Crescent, grade II
- Bryn Hyfryd (International Schizophrenia Centre), grade II
- Twrgwyn Welsh Presbyterian Chapel, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 15 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 15 addresses are between 51 m and 56 m above sea level (55 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 | 550 m |
| Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Llanfairfechan 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Belle Vue Hotel Upper Bangor | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bangor Bus Station Stand F | 500 m |
| Car parks | Beach Road East Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 86.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bodnant Surgery | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bulkeley Dental Practice | 420 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Gwynedd | 2.7 km |
| Police station | North Wales Police, Bangor | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gardd-yr-esgob 2,040 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,700 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,700 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,320 m² | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tanyrallt, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m east. 143 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tanyrallt | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Terraced Walls and Gated Entrance to the University College of North Wales Main Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-east |
| Bangor University Main Arts (formerly University College of North Wales main building) | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north-east |
| Cathedral church of St Deiniol | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m east |
| Pier Camp | Scheduled monument | 850 m north-east |
| Plas Rhianfa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Cegin Viaduct (Penrhyn Railroad) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Penrhyn Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km east |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn | World Heritage Site | 4.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Menai Woods | Wood | 690 m west |
| Bryniau | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Garth Point | Wetland | 1.4 km north-east |
| Ynys y Big | Island | 1.4 km north-west |
| Cegin Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Cwm Cadnant | Valley | 2.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 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
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 | 24 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.