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LL55 4LU area guide

Who lives in LL55 4LU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Porthmadog
Council: Gwynedd
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,185 (2024)

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At a glance

What LL55 4LU is like

LL55 4LU is a postcode in the Porthmadog neighbourhood of Gwynedd. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,185 people. 65.4% of households own their home, 11.4% rent privately and 22.9% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 50.3% 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 LL55 4 sold for a median of £215,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LL55 4LU 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 — 32.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£215,000

Median over 69 sales in LL55 4, −2.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

2.8/ 10

Limited — 1 station within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearest. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£42,768

Average a year, before tax — higher than 19% 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.

01
An older population
27.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
02
Few private renters
Only 11.4% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.

Questions

LL55 4LU FAQs

Is LL55 4LU 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 32.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in LL55 4LU?

The median sale price over the last year was £215,000.

Homes in LL55 4 sold for a median of £215,000 across 69 sales in the year to August 2026, −2.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is LL55 4LU safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around LL55 4LU, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in LL55 4LU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 65.4% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (37.1%).

Which council covers LL55 4LU?

LL55 4LU is in Gwynedd.

LL55 4LU is in Gwynedd, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LL55 4LU?

Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Beddgelert (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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