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Postcode · Porthmadog

Affluence in LL49 9HF

How LL49 9HF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Porthmadog
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,615 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LL49 9HF is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the LL49 9HF area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services3.0
  • Housing5.0
  • Community safety5.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Health and disability8.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£42,768
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
19%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

40.7% of adults in the LL49 9HF area are in work, below the Wales average of 51.9%. 47.6% are retired and 2.6% are full-time students.

LL49 9HFWales
Employee, full-time20.7%31.9%
Employee, part-time10%11.8%
Self-employed10%8.2%
Unemployed1.5%2.5%
Full-time student2.6%7.9%
Retired47.6%24.7%
Looking after home or family2%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled3.3%5.9%
Other2.3%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

34.1% of adults in the LL49 9HF area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Wales average of 29.6%.

LL49 9HFWales
Higher managerial & professional12.5%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.5%19.4%
Intermediate10.6%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed18.9%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical4.2%6.2%
Semi-routine13.2%13.1%
Routine8.9%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.6%8.5%
Full-time students2.5%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

38.3% of adults in the LL49 9HF area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Wales average of 31.5%. 18% have no qualifications.

LL49 9HFWales
Degree level or above38.3%31.5%
A level or equivalent15.1%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.8%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C6.1%8.7%
Apprenticeship7.4%5.6%
Other qualifications3.2%2.7%
No qualifications18%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LL49 9HF (Porthmadog) (about 1,615 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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