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Affluence in LL54 5SP

How LL54 5SP 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
1,675 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off LL54 5SP is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the LL54 5SP area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent 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
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services1.0
  • Housing2.0
  • Living environment7.0
  • Community safety7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Employment8.0
  • Education and skills9.0
  • Health and disability9.0
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

56.1% of adults in the LL54 5SP area are in work, broadly in line with the Wales average of 51.9%. 29.5% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

LL54 5SPWales
Employee, full-time32.9%31.9%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.8%
Self-employed10%8.2%
Unemployed1.4%2.5%
Full-time student6.2%7.9%
Retired29.5%24.7%
Looking after home or family2.2%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled2.6%5.9%
Other2%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

36.6% of adults in the LL54 5SP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Wales average of 29.6%.

LL54 5SPWales
Higher managerial & professional12.5%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional24.2%19.4%
Intermediate12.9%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed13.1%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%6.2%
Semi-routine10.6%13.1%
Routine11%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.2%8.5%
Full-time students5.9%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

41.2% of adults in the LL54 5SP area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Wales average of 31.5%. 13% have no qualifications.

LL54 5SPWales
Degree level or above41.2%31.5%
A level or equivalent17.1%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.1%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C5.6%8.7%
Apprenticeship6.9%5.6%
Other qualifications2.3%2.7%
No qualifications13%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 5SP (Pen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle) (about 1,675 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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