LL56 postcode area guide — Gwynedd
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LL56 postcode district in Gwynedd — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LL56
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.8%
Gigabit-capable
79.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the LL56 postcode district (Gwynedd) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 74 postcodes Ofcom measures in LL56, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in LL56 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LL56
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LL56 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4HJ | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4HQ | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4HX | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4JA | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4JB | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4JD | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4JE | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4JF | 100% | 100% |
| LL56 4JG | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Gwynedd
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Gwynedd district (68,440 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
76.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
95.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
—
Voice indoors — all networks
81.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LL56
Police recorded 10 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LL56 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 40.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 30.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 10.0% |
| Other theft | 1 | 10.0% |
| Other crime | 1 | 10.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LL56
Based on 33 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LL56 is £188,000, down 14.5% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£445,000
6 sales
Semi-detached
£185,000
7 sales
Terraced
£185,000
17 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in LL56
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Menai Street | LL56 4HX |
| 1 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Y Wern | LL56 4TZ |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Ffordd Garnedd | LL56 4QY |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £75,500 | Flat | Ffordd Glyder | LL56 4QX |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £178,500 | Terraced | Augusta Place | LL56 4HJ |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Ffordd Glyder | LL56 4QX |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Ffordd Garnedd | LL56 4QY |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £179,000 | Semi-detached | Porth Y Llechen | LL56 4JG |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £580,000 | Detached | Tafarn Grisiau Road | LL56 4NZ |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Ffordd Glyder | LL56 4QX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Gwynedd demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Gwynedd district (117,393 residents, 51,105 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.6% |
| 15–29 | 23.3% |
| 30–44 | 15.9% |
| 45–64 | 21% |
| 65+ | 23.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.4% |
| Private rented | 17.6% |
| Social rented | 9.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LL56
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd Y Felinheli | Not applicable | — | — | LL56 4TZ |
| Ysgol Gynradd Bethel | Not applicable | — | — | LL55 1AX |
| Ysgol Y Faenol | Not applicable | — | — | LL57 2NN |
| Ysgol Brynrefail | Not applicable | — | — | LL55 4AD |
| Ysgol Llanrug | Not applicable | — | — | LL55 4AL |
| Ysgol Gynradd Brynsiencyn | Not applicable | — | — | LL61 6HZ |
| Ysgol Gynradd Llanfairpwll | Not applicable | — | — | LL61 5TX |
| Ysgol Gynradd Parc y Bont | Not applicable | — | — | LL60 6ES |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LL56
21 rated food businesses operate in LL56. 18 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Cottage Suppers, Cylch Meithrin Y Felinheli, EARTHLY FEASTS LTD, Ffyj Mam, Llofft.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LL56
From a sample of 163 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LL56 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
26%
Band D
36%
Band E
25%
Band F
8%
Band G
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Gwynedd
Landlines around LL56 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.
