Postcode · Caernarfon

LL55 1AE area guide

Who lives in LL55 1AE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Caernarfon East
Council: Gwynedd
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 2,224 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

LL55 1AECaernarfon

At a glance

What LL55 1AE is like

LL55 1AE is a postcode in the Caernarfon East area of Gwynedd. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,224 people. 73% of households own their home, 20.3% rent privately and 6.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 52.3% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Wales. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in LL55 1 sold for a median of £197,475 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LL55 1AE compares

Headline figures for LL55 1AE, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

9.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 27.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£197,475

Median over 48 sales in LL55 1, +6.7% on the year before.

TransportMore

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 41 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£43,676

Average annual income before tax, higher than 22% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LL55 1AE differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
20.3% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 9.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, making it less deprived than most of Wales.
03
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in LL55 1 is up 6.7% on the year before.
04
An older population
29.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

LL55 1AE FAQs

Is LL55 1AE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 9.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 27.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in LL55 1AE?

The median sale price over the last year was £197,475.

Homes in LL55 1 sold for a median of £197,475 across 48 sales in the year to August 2026, +6.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is LL55 1AE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around LL55 1AE, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in LL55 1AE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 7.5% of residents. 73% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (31.8%).

Which council covers LL55 1AE?

The local authority for LL55 1AE is Gwynedd.

LL55 1AE comes under Gwynedd in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LL55 1AE?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 41 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Caernarfon (Welsh Highland Rly-Caernarfon), 0.3 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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