LL59 5HB Isle of Anglesey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aethwy.
Streets
- Lon Cei Bont, Porthaethwy / Menai Bridge: 27 addresses
- Tan y Bonc, Porthaethwy: 1 address
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: 8.
- 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*
- The Cambria, grade II*
- Capel Mawr Chapel House, grade II
- Cottage on W side of Beach Road, grade II
- Former Police Station, grade II
- Menai Courthouse Church, grade II
- New Street, grade II
- The Foundry, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 28 address points in this postcode, 10 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: 10 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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 28 addresses are between -1 m and 10 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 19%, gigabit 19% 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 (1.1 miles) |
| Llanfairpwll 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Llanfairfechan 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carreg y Borth Menai Bridge | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Menai Bridge Bus Station | 320 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coed Cyrnol Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 88.4 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Upcc At Ysbyty Gwynedd | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodlands (Dental Practice) | 310 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Gwynedd | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | North Wales Police, Bangor | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,440 m² | 20 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 5,950 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,320 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Cambria, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m south-west. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Cambria | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-west |
| Capel Mawr Presbyterian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| Menai Suspension Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south-west |
| Menai Suspension Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south |
| Gorad Ddu Fish Weir | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| North Weir and Smoke Tower, Ynys Gorad Goch | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Coed Mor Fish Weir | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Plas Rhianfa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) 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 (3.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Porth y Wrach | Tidal water | 120 m north-east |
| Coed Marquis | Wood | 290 m north-west |
| Ynys Bach | Wetland | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Cwm Cadnant | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Bryniau | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Llyn Jane | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 28 |
20 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Isle of Anglesey: see them on the Isle of Anglesey page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lon Cei Bont.