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LL40 2YB

Gogledd Dolgellau · Gwynedd · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Postcode district
LL40
Postcode sector
LL40 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LL40 2YY 68 m
LL40 2YD 121 m
LL40 2YS 134 m
LL40 2YW 162 m
LL40 2YL 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LL40 2YB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LL
Postcode district
LL40
Postcode sector
LL40 2
Latitude
52.745701
Longitude
-3.884865
British National Grid easting
272,864
British National Grid northing
318,118

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
W00000343
Lower layer super output area
Gwynedd 016D · W01000067
Middle layer super output area
Gwynedd 016 · W02000025

Postcode source versions

Explore LL40

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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

    Welsh establishment

    589 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
230
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 83
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Shoplifting 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LL40 2 residents
1,997

Age bands in LL40 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.7%
223 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.9%
170 residents
Age 25 to 44
15.4%
293 residents
Age 45 to 64
31%
589 residents
Age 65 and over
33%
628 residents

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    481 m

Nearby transport

  • Texaco

    BCT · Dolgellau

    157 m
  • Bont Fawr

    BCT · Dolgellau

    158 m
  • Bont Fawr

    BCT · Dolgellau

    160 m
  • Eurospar

    BCT · Dolgellau

    234 m
  • Library

    BCT · Dolgellau

    346 m

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open school is in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Bro Idris is the nearest published school at 589 m.

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

Recorded crime

230 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 83 events.

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