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County or areaGwynedd
Postcode districtLL23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:49 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:24 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,679 residentsin the Bala & Mawddwy census areaMedian age 48.72,551 households66% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright15% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,792 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 13% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,095 mm of rain a year, 69 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBala Lakelake · 1.7 miMoel Ddumountain · 2.8 miCefn Gwynhill · under a mileCefn Rhuddhill · 1.0 miGlyn Gowervalley · under a milePen y Rhaeadrwaterfall · 3.1 miPen y Cerrig Duonmountain · 3.7 miCastell Harlechhistoric site · 3.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGwersyll Glan-Llynsports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202636 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,921 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation255 m837 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 159 to 436 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital13 miGP surgeryMeddygfa3.6 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.6 miDentistCounty Hall13 miPolice stationDolgellau Police Station13 miCash machineBR Spar Bala3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol O M Edwards74 pupils1.7 miAll-throughYSGOL Godre'r Berwyn571 pupils3.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL46 miRailway stationBlaenau Ffestiniog16 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing20 miEV chargingbp PulseBala6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL23 postcode district.


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