LL57 4FD Gwynedd
Live postcode, introduced May 2006. Ward: Y Faenol.
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 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
None of the 2 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 2 addresses are between 31 m and 49 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.0 km |
| Bangor (Gwynedd) 720,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Llanfairfechan 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Ffordd y Parc Parc Menai | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Menai Bridge Bus Station | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Coed Cyrnol Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 90.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Upcc At Ysbyty Gwynedd | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Mobile Dental Unit | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Gwynedd | 1.8 km |
| Police station | North Wales Police, Bangor | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Little Waitrose Liphook North | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Glan Faenol 127 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,110 m² | 1.9 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,390 m² | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,640 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 127 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Long Barn at Vaynol Farm, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m south-west. 49 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Barn at Vaynol Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-west |
| Terraced Garden to N of Vaynol Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| Gateway with inscription set in N boundary wall of Terrace Garden opposite Vaynol Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| Chapel of St Mary to N of Vaynol Old Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m south |
| Vaynol | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km south-west |
| Coed Mor Fish Weir | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| North Weir and Smoke Tower, Ynys Gorad Goch | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Gorad Ddu Fish Weir | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Plas Newydd | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parc Menai | Wood | 320 m south-east |
| Ynys Gored Goch | Island | 1.1 km north-east |
| Ynys Bach | Wetland | 2.8 km north-east |
| Pen-y-Graig | Hill | 3.1 km south |
| Cwm Cadnant | Valley | 3.7 km north-east |
| Llyn Glan-rhyd | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 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 | 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.