LL57 4AE Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái.
Streets
- Tal-y-Cae, Tregarth: 42 addresses
- Tal Gae, Tregarth: 30 addresses
- Talycae, Tregarth: 1 address
- Pen Y Bronydd Road, Tregarth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tal-y-Cae, Tregarth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tal-y-Cae, Tregarth: 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 (36% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 5 Tal Gae, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 76 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 1 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: none is in an area at 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: 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 76 addresses are between 66 m and 121 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 3% 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 | 4.3 km |
| Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Llanfairfechan 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Bro Syr Ifor Tregarth | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bangor Bus Station Stand A | 4.3 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 84.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Canolfan Feddygol Yr Hen | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Bethesda Dental Clinic | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Gwynedd | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Bangor Police Station | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 268 High Street Lloyds Bank | 4.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | Moelyci Allotments 2.0 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parc Gelli Hut Group and Ancient Fields, a scheduled monument, 340 m west. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parc Gelli Hut Group and Ancient Fields | Scheduled monument | 340 m west |
| Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Scheduled monument | 600 m east |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn | World Heritage Site | 660 m east |
| Pen Dinas Camp | Scheduled monument | 760 m south-east |
| Lon-Isaf Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m north |
| Cochwillan | Listed building, Grade I | 950 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llyn Cororion | Lake or reservoir | 740 m north-west |
| Coed Cochwillan | Wood | 780 m north |
| Parc Braich-Talog | Wood | 890 m south-east |
| Tan-y-Garth | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
| Twll Pant Hiriol | Hollow | 3.8 km east |
| Abercegin | Wetland | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 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 | 53 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 50% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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 Tal-y-Cae.