Highgate Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
1 address across 1 postcode (LL41), about 120 m long. USRN 46403303.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 1996 the median was £31,500 across 2 sales.
- 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 A; Band D in Gwynedd costs £2,469 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Blaenau Ffestiniog, about 3.8 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 190 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Health Services Centre, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | £31,500 | £30,000 | £33,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1996 | 3 LL41 4LL | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 12 Jan 1996 | 3 LL41 4LL | Terraced | £33,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (49% of about 970 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
None of the 30 address points in this street's postcodes 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 street's address is about 190 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL41 4LL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blaenau Ffestiniog 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Roman Bridge 610 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Llandecwyn 1,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highgate Llan Ffestiniog | 50 m |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 83.4 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Health Services Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | D Powys Davies Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Health Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Alltwen | 14.9 km (9.2 miles) |
| Police station | Dolgellau Police Station | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Blaenau Ffestiniog Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,730 m² | 150 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cae Bryn Coed 7,640 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hut Circle East of Cymerau Uchaf (also known as Hut Circle at Hen Blas), a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hut Circle East of Cymerau Uchaf (also known as Hut Circle at Hen Blas) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Pont Dol-y-Moch | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales - Ffestiniog: its Slate mines and Quarries, 'city of slates' and Railway to Porthmadog | World Heritage Site | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Pengwern | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Ceunant Cynfal | Valley | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Rhaeadr Cynfal | Waterfall | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Coed Ty-isaf | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Llyn y Cefn | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Moel Ystradau | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 Bro Cynfal Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cegin Dylan LL41 4ND | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Bryn Blodau LL41 4LW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Ysgol Bro Cynfal LL41 4NF | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2024 |
| Pen Y Bryn Stores LL41 4LU | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Y Pengwern Arms LL41 4PB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Maes Y Coed (9); On or near Sun Street (7); On or near Bryn Coed (6); On or near Lle'R Farchnad (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- LL41 4LL: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Trem Hyfryd · Maes y Coed · Belle Vue · Maes y Coed · Ffordd Blaenau · Pen Y Bryn · Bryn Coed · Heol yr Orsaf · Lle'r Farchnad · B4391 · Ffordd Heulog · Saron Houses
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.