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Affluence in LL54 5BT

How LL54 5BT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Pen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,220 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LL54 5BT is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the LL54 5BT area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services1.0
  • Housing1.0
  • Living environment3.0
  • Community safety4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Health and disability7.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£43,746
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
22%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.3% of adults in the LL54 5BT area are in work, broadly in line with the Wales average of 51.9%. 26.2% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

LL54 5BTWales
Employee, full-time28%31.9%
Employee, part-time12.6%11.8%
Self-employed12.6%8.2%
Unemployed2%2.5%
Full-time student7%7.9%
Retired26.2%24.7%
Looking after home or family5%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled4.3%5.9%
Other2.2%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

29.4% of adults in the LL54 5BT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

LL54 5BTWales
Higher managerial & professional9%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.3%19.4%
Intermediate9.7%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed17.3%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%6.2%
Semi-routine13.5%13.1%
Routine11.2%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%8.5%
Full-time students6.6%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

36.3% of adults in the LL54 5BT area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Wales average of 31.5%. 15.7% have no qualifications.

LL54 5BTWales
Degree level or above36.3%31.5%
A level or equivalent15.4%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above16.8%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.3%8.7%
Apprenticeship6.4%5.6%
Other qualifications2.1%2.7%
No qualifications15.7%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LL54 5BT (Pen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle) (about 2,220 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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