LL59 5DE Isle of Anglesey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aethwy.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Isle of Anglesey in 2026-27: Band D £2,261 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,507 | £1,758 | £2,010 | £2,261 | £2,763 | £3,265 | £3,768 | £4,521 | £5,275 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (25% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Menai Bridge - Porthaethwy. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- Capel Mawr Presbyterian Chapel, grade II*
- Capel Mawr Chapel House, grade II
- Former Police Station, grade II
- Menai Courthouse Church, grade II
- Princes Pier Wharf, grade II
- Victoria Hotel, grade II
- Warehouses, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 41 address points in this postcode, 9 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 9 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: 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 41 addresses are between 2 m and 11 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 22%, gigabit 22% 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 | 1.7 km |
| Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Llanfairfechan 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Carreg y Borth Menai Bridge | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Menai Bridge Bus Station | 230 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coed Cyrnol Car Park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 88.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bodnant Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands (Dental Practice) | 310 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Gwynedd | 1.7 km |
| Police station | North Wales Police, Bangor | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,440 m² | 30 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 740 m² | 800 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 5,950 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,320 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Capel Mawr Presbyterian Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m west. 47 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Capel Mawr Presbyterian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m west |
| The Cambria | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| Menai Suspension Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south |
| Menai Suspension Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m south |
| Gorad Ddu Fish Weir | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| North Weir and Smoke Tower, Ynys Gorad Goch | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Coed Mor Fish Weir | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Plas Rhianfa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn | World Heritage Site | 6.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Porth y Wrach | Tidal water | 60 m south-east |
| Coed Marquis | Wood | 240 m north-west |
| Ynys Bach | Wetland | 430 m north-east |
| Cwm Cadnant | Valley | 1.7 km north |
| Bryniau | Hill | 2.2 km east |
| Llyn Jane | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
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People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.