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Bangor

Bangor is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 18,322. It has 2 GPs & clinics, 1 pharmacy, 1 park & green, and 38 restaurants and cafés, along with 36 bus stops and Bangor railway station 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £236,582, and there were around 184 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 Bangor 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
Arfon
Police force
North Wales

Weather

16°CFog

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:41

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

191 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences62
  • Anti-social behaviour42
  • Shoplifting31
  • Criminal damage & arson16

26 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Garth · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Antisocial Driving – Caernarfon
  • Antisocial Behaviour – Multi-storey Car Park, Caernarfon

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

Road safety

86 reported road collisions (2024)

44 killed or seriously injured · 142 casualties · 7.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

250 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 213 rated 4–5 ★ (198 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bangor (0.7 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bangor (Gwynedd) (0.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£206,665 average 5.7% YoY

Across Gwynedd · to 2026-06

Detached£320,118
Semi-detached£212,708
Terraced£163,043
Flat£116,515

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£722 average monthly rent 7.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £558
  • 2 bed £674
  • 3 bed £802

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (0.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (0.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Morrisons Bangor Holyhead Road (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches23
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds12

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)

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

Claire Hughes

Labour

Bangor Aberconwy

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Plaid Cymru majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens44
  • Restaurants & cafés46

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

358 jobs advertised · £39,003 avg

e.g. Beauty Therapist, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£669 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% 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

99% low-carbon electricity

Wind 78% · Nuclear 16% · Solar 4% · Imports 1%

3 gCO₂/kWh · very low 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

6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in LL57

  • North Wales Gp Ooh Service
  • Upcc At Ysbyty Gwynedd
  • Bodnant Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bangor Aberconwy:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Bangor Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Bangor Town Hall, formerly The Bishop's Palace, is a municipal building on Ffordd Deiniol, in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. The structure, which is now used as a museum, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Bangor, Gwynedd · 0.1 km

    Bangor is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the community had a population of 15,060 at the 2021 census, and the built-up area had a population of 16,990. Landmark…

  • School of Psychology and Sport Science, Bangor University · 0.2 km

    The School of Psychology and Sport Science is the school of psychology, clinical psychology, and sports science at Bangor University and is one of the largest psychology departments of any university in the United Kin…

  • North Wales Medical School · 0.2 km

    The North Wales Medical School is the school of medicine, pharmacy, and biomedical science at Bangor University in North Wales. It was formally established in 2023 following the reorganisation of the School of Medical…

  • Bangor Cathedral · 0.2 km

    Bangor Cathedral is the cathedral church of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol.

  • Main Arts, Bangor University · 0.2 km

    Main Arts is the central building of Bangor University in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. Described in its listing as 'perhaps the finest of all university buildings in Wales', it is a Grade I listed University building in th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bangor?
Bangor is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
What is the population of Bangor?
Bangor has an approximate settlement population of 18,322.
How deprived is Bangor?
The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Bangor, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.