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LL40 1AA

Gogledd Dolgellau · Gwynedd · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dolgellau
Local authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Postcode district
LL40
Postcode sector
LL40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LL40 1AB 15 m
LL40 1AD 21 m
LL40 1BS 26 m
LL40 1BW 31 m
LL40 1BE 33 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LL40 1AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LL
Postcode district
LL40
Postcode sector
LL40 1
Latitude
52.743126
Longitude
-3.884546
British National Grid easting
272,878
British National Grid northing
317,831

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Gwynedd · W06000002
Parish or community
W04000061
Westminster constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd · W07000096
Output area
W00000345
Lower layer super output area
Gwynedd 016D · W01000067
Middle layer super output area
Gwynedd 016 · W02000025

Postcode source versions

Explore LL40

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bodnant Cottage, Smithfield Street, Dolgellau, LL40 1AA 18 September 2025 £99,000
Torrent Hotel, Smithfield Street, Dolgellau, LL40 1AA 1 December 2023 £650,000
Bodnant Cottage, Smithfield Street, Dolgellau, LL40 1AA 2 November 2018 £85,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Bro Idris

    Welsh establishment

    375 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
212
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Public order 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15
5 female, 10 male
Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.7
LL40 1 residents
2,057

Age bands in LL40 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%
296 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.2%
212 residents
Age 25 to 44
22.2%
461 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.4%
612 residents
Age 65 and over
24%
499 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LL40 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
5%
Gigabit-capable
5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SURGERY

    SPRINGFIELD STREET, DOLGELLAU, LL40 1LY

    ODS code W94036

    212 m

Nearby transport

  • Eldon Square 1

    BCT · Dolgellau

    107 m
  • Eldon Square 2

    BCT · Dolgellau

    114 m
  • Ysgol y Gader

    BCT · Dolgellau

    275 m
  • Bont Fawr

    BCT · Dolgellau

    284 m
  • Bont Fawr

    BCT · Dolgellau

    288 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £374,500 from 2 recorded sales in LL40 1AA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gwynedd is £206,665 in June 2026, up 5.7% year on year.

Schools

1 open school is in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Bro Idris is the nearest published school at 375 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

212 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.