A487 Aberystwyth, Gwynedd
22 addresses across 3 postcodes (LL48), about 330 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 46402661.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Gwynedd cost £203,555 in August 2026 (+4.1% on a year); private rents averaged £728 a month.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 420 m (0.3 miles) from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A487, carries 15,558 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Gwynedd costs £2,469 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 15% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Penrhyndeudraeth, about 330 m away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bronmeirion, about 40 m away.
- People: About 890 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 73 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Gwynedd
A typical home in Gwynedd cost £203,555 in August 2026, 4.1% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 48% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £314,179 |
| Semi-detached | £209,372 |
| Terraced | £161,097 |
| Flat or maisonette | £114,576 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £176,395 |
Private renters in Gwynedd paid £728 a month on average in September 2026, 7.1% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £563 |
| Two bedrooms | £679 |
| Three bedrooms | £808 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,059 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (7); 1900-1929 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1 Castle Street
- 3, Castle Street
- 4 CASTLE STREET, A487(T) FROM BRO LLEWELYN TO A4085 JUNCTION, PENRHYNDEUDRAETH
- 5 Castle Street
- 6, Castle Street
- ADWY DDU ISAF, CASTLE STREET
- Adwy Ddu Smithy, Castle Street
- Cambria, Castle St
- Flat, Cambria Pharmacy, A487(T) From Bro Llewelyn To A4085 Junction
- Hen Festri, Castle Street
- LLANERCH, 2 CASTLE STREET, A487(T) FROM BRO LLEWELYN TO A4085 JUNCTION
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,402 kWh of it on average in 2024, 9% more than the district's 9,575 kWh, and 2,799 kWh of electricity, 28% less than the district's 3,875 kWh. There are gas meters for about 66% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL48 6AL | 29 | 1,884 kWh | 12 | 6,716 kWh |
| LL48 6AE | 19 | 1,372 kWh | 15 | 7,174 kWh |
| LL48 6AT | 10 | 3,066 kWh | 11 | 10,201 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is LL48.
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 street: most are in band B (49% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 88 address points in this street's postcodes, 2 at high risk, 0 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: 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| LL48 6AL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| LL48 6AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| LL48 6AT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 420 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Not given SMP21 (St Ann's Head to Great Orme Head) | up to 1.7 - 3.3 m | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Not given SMP21 (St Ann's Head to Great Orme Head) | up to 3.4 - 6.6 m | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention SMP21 (St Ann's Head to Great Orme Head) | up to 3.4 - 6.6 m | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes in this record, which covers the overflows reported to the Environment Agency: most of Wales's are reported to Natural Resources Wales instead.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 15 m and 18 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL48 6AE | 100% | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| LL48 6AL | 100% | 15% | 15% | 0% |
| LL48 6AT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penrhyndeudraeth 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Minffordd 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Llandecwyn 1,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Adwy Ddu Penrhyndeudraeth | 20 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 93.3 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bronmeirion | 40 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cambria Pharmacy | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Edge And Jones Dental Surgeons | 200 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Alltwen | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Dolgellau Police Station | 23.5 km (15 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest BR Spar Penrhyndeudreath Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ty'n y Berllan Settlement, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ty'n y Berllan Settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Portmeirion | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Ffestiniog: its Slate mines and Quarries, 'city of slates' and Railway to Porthmadog | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pen-y-bryn | Hill | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Y Garth | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Coed Pant-y-wrâch | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Ynys Gifftan | Island | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Llyn Tecwyn Isaf | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Ceunant Coch | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 22 |
19 of the street's 22 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 Gwynedd: see them on the Gwynedd page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Cefn Coch Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 150 m | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld. Wales publishes no school results tables.
Nurseries and childcare
Ofsted registers childcare in England only. In Wales, nurseries, playgroups and childminders are registered and inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales, whose directory of services lists them with their reports.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlands LL48 6AL | Retailers - other | 30 m | Exempt | |
| Taldraeth - Llety Cymreig LL48 6LG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 90 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2023 |
| Ysgol Cefn Coch LL48 6AE | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Cylch Meithrin Penrhyndeudraeth LL48 6AE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| SPAR Penrhyndeudraeth LL48 6AD | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Lemon Tree LL48 6BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Silver Lake LL48 6BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Oak LL48 6BL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2025 |
| Penrhyn Pizza and Kebab House LL48 6BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Panadda Thai Takeaway LL48 6BN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2026 |
| The Eating Gorilla LL48 6BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Penrhyn Superstore LL48 6BN | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Park Road Filling Station LL48 6LS | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stryd Yr Ysgol (29); On or near Trem Y Moelwyn (18); On or near High Street (10); On or near Adwyddu (6); On or near Petrol Station (6).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A487 between A4085/High Street and A497/A487 Minffordd, with 15,558 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 450 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A487 | A4085/High Street to A497/A487 Minffordd | 15,558 estimated; counted 2024 | 3% | +47% since 2015 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- LL48 6AL: 20 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- LL48 6AE: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- LL48 6AT: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Eryri Terrace · School Street · Adwy Ddu · Caer Ffynnon Terrace · Stryd yr Ysgol · Castle Street · Bank Place · Trem y Moelwyn · Church Place · Bank Place · Church Street · Minffordd Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.