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Abersoch

Abersoch is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 783. It has around 1 pharmacy and 8 restaurants and cafés, 13 bus stops, and no nearest railway station is listed. There were around 13 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Abersoch area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Gwynedd area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 117,393 residents at roughly 46 people per km².

Council
Gwynedd
County
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Police force
North Wales

Weather

9°CCloudy

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:44

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

14 reported · August 2026▼ 22% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Public order2
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Abersoch · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

105 reported road collisions (2025)

59 killed or seriously injured · 166 casualties · 8.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

48 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 47 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Pwllheli (9.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£203,555 average▲ 4.1% YoY

Across Gwynedd · to 2026-08

Detached£314,179
Semi-detached£209,372
Terraced£161,097
Flat£114,576

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£724 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £559
  • 2 bed £676
  • 3 bed £804

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

5.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: The Warren (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches3
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

117,393 residents in Gwynedd · 46/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,067
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,098
  • Net moves−31

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Wales

3% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 5% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 62,370)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid Cymru

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Recent votes:

  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Plaid Cymru majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,715 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £27,248 avg

e.g. Lifeguard

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£669 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,785 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

26% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,824 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

69% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 34% · Wind 34% · Gas 28% · Imports 4%

109 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LL53

  • The Pharmacy
  • Treflan
  • Meddygfa Rhydbach

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Abersoch · 0.1 km

    Abersoch is a village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a coastal seaside resort, with around 2,600 residents, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the…

  • Afon Soch · 0.5 km

    The Afon Soch is a short river on the Llŷn peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. It arises to the north of the village of Sarn Meyllteyrn, through which it then flows, turning southeast towards Botwnnog. Beyond Botwnnog it is jo…

  • Abersoch Lifeboat Station · 0.6 km

    Abersoch Lifeboat Station sits overlooking the harbour at Abersoch, a village approximately 27 miles (43 km) south of Caernarfon, on the south-east coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales.

  • Llangian · 1.8 km

    Llangian is a small village and former civil parish on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) north west of Abersoch, in the community of Llanengan. The parish was abolished i…

  • Penrhyn Du Mines · 1.9 km

    The Penrhyn Du Mines are a collection of mines situated near Llanengan on the Llŷn Peninsula. It encompasses the Penrhyn, Assheton, Western and Tan-y-Bwlch mines. The whole region can be called Penrhyn Du which litera…

  • Llanengan · 1.9 km

    Llanengan is a small village and community 1.2 mi (1.9 km) around Abersoch in Gwynedd in north-west Wales. It had a population of 2,024 at the 2001 census, which had been reduced to 1,989 at the 2011 Census. The popul…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Abersoch?
Abersoch is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
What is the population of Abersoch?
Abersoch has an approximate settlement population of 783.
How deprived is Abersoch?
The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Abersoch, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.