Penybryn Sarnau, Gwynedd
26 addresses across 7 postcodes (LL23), about 40 m long. USRN 46402875.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Gwynedd costs £2,469 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Betws-y-Coed, about 24.6 km (15 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 243 to 333 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Meddygfa, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 750 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2019 | 1 LL23 7LH | Other | £800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 131 m². Most common: House, detached (1); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 2003-2006 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 D (22% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
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 144 address points in this street's postcodes, 12 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 10 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LL23 7LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 3 |
| LL23 7HE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 2 |
| LL23 7LA | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 2 |
| LL23 7LL | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 |
| LL23 7LW | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 2 |
| LL23 7LH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| LL23 7LN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 243 m and 333 m above sea level (269 m on average); the ground rises about 89 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL23 7HE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LL23 7LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LL23 7LG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LL23 7LH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LL23 7LL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LL23 7LN | 69% | 69% | 69% | 31% |
| LL23 7LW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Betws-y-Coed 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 24.6 km (15 miles) |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bryn Eithin Sarnau | 80 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 63.3 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Meddygfa | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ruthin Community Hospital | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,230 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,800 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Maen y Rhos Standing Stone, a scheduled monument, 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Maen y Rhos Standing Stone | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Cefn Ddwysarn Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Ty-uchaf | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Cors y Cryniarth | Wetland | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Moel Cryniarth | Hill | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Garth | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Llyn Maes-y-clawdd | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Cwm Cywen | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 26 |
7 of the street's 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Ffridd y LLyn Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caerau Uchaf LL23 7LG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (north-wales).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 44% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 4 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
- LL23 7LG: 15 addresses of 55 in the postcode
- LL23 7HE: 3 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- LL23 7LA: 2 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- LL23 7LL: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- LL23 7LW: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- LL23 7LH: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- LL23 7LN: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.
- 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.