LL40 1DS

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 1DP 18 m
LL40 1DU 34 m
LL40 1DT 37 m
LL40 1AW 41 m
LL40 1ED 44 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LL40 1DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LL
Postcode district
LL40
Postcode sector
LL40 1
Latitude
52.742772
Longitude
-3.886442
British National Grid easting
272,749
British National Grid northing
317,795

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

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brynmeurig Buildings, 5, Lombard Street, Dolgellau, LL40 1DS 12 December 2024 £57,000
Brynmeurig Buildings, 3, Lombard Street, Dolgellau, LL40 1DS 27 August 2024 £127,000
Hen Blas, Lombard Street, Dolgellau, LL40 1DS 26 January 2024 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Welsh establishment

    475 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
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
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 0.2% 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+
11.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
11.1%
Gigabit-capable
11.1%
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE SURGERY

    SPRINGFIELD STREET, DOLGELLAU, LL40 1LY

    ODS code W94036

    153 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Eldon Square 1

    BCT · Dolgellau

    0.0 miles
  • Eldon Square 2

    BCT · Dolgellau

    0.0 miles
  • Bont Fawr

    BCT · Dolgellau

    0.2 miles
  • Bont Fawr

    BCT · Dolgellau

    0.2 miles
  • Penbryn Garage

    BCT · Dolgellau

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £127,000 from 3 recorded sales in LL40 1DS. 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 schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Bro Idris is the nearest published school at 475 m.

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

Recorded crime

212 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.667 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.