Postcode · Colwyn Bay

LL29 8PU area guide

Who lives in LL29 8PU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Upper Colwyn Bay
Council: Conwy
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,438 (2024)

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At a glance

What LL29 8PU is like

LL29 8PU is a postcode in the Upper Colwyn Bay neighbourhood of Conwy. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,438 people. 54.5% of households own their home, 14% rent privately and 30.9% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 50–54, and 52.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for Wales. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in LL29 8 sold for a median of £205,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LL29 8PU compares

Each figure is set against Wales as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle — 37.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£205,000

Median over 83 sales in LL29 8, −8.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 20 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

9 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£52,562

Average a year, before tax — higher than 49% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
30.9% of homes are social housing, against 16.5% across Wales.
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Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in LL29 8 is down 8.9% on the year before.

Questions

LL29 8PU FAQs

Is LL29 8PU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 37.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in LL29 8PU?

The median sale price over the last year was £205,000.

Homes in LL29 8 sold for a median of £205,000 across 83 sales in the year to August 2026, −8.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is LL29 8PU safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around LL29 8PU, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in LL29 8PU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 50–54, at 7.8% of residents. 54.5% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (41.1%).

Which council covers LL29 8PU?

LL29 8PU is in Conwy.

LL29 8PU is in Conwy, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LL29 8PU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 20 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Colwyn Bay Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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