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LL57 3AX area guide

Who lives in LL57 3AX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bethesda
Council: Gwynedd
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,533 (2024)

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At a glance

What LL57 3AX is like

LL57 3AX is a postcode in the Bethesda neighbourhood of Gwynedd. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,533 people. 66.6% of households own their home, 24.1% rent privately and 9.4% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 54.4% 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 LL57 3 sold for a median of £157,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LL57 3AX compares

Each figure is set against Wales as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle — 17.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£157,500

Median over 51 sales in LL57 3, −2.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor — 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£45,959

Average a year, before tax — higher than 30% 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
A big private rental marketPositive
24.1% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
24% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

LL57 3AX FAQs

Is LL57 3AX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in LL57 3AX?

The median sale price over the last year was £157,500.

Homes in LL57 3 sold for a median of £157,500 across 51 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 LL57 3AX safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around LL57 3AX, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in LL57 3AX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 8.7% of residents. 66.6% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (42.7%).

Which council covers LL57 3AX?

LL57 3AX is in Gwynedd.

LL57 3AX is in Gwynedd, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LL57 3AX?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station, 2.9 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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