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Bethesda

Bethesda is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 4,735. It has one pharmacy, around 3 restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cei Llydan, 7.4 km away. There were around 33 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bethesda 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°CMist

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 51% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:39

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

38 reported · July 2026 5% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences16
  • Anti-social behaviour8
  • Public order5
  • Criminal damage & arson2

4 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Ogwen · 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

52 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 48 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bangor (6.9 km)
  • 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bangor (Gwynedd) (6.9 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 (6.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (6.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: EG Bangor (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds9

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

17 jobs advertised · £29,452 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver 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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 23% · Imports 3%

168 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

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

  • Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda · 0.2 km

    Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphithea…

  • Pantdreiniog quarry · 0.3 km

    The Pantdreiniog quarry was a slate quarry within the town of Bethesda in North Wales. It was worked between about 1825 and 1923. It played a significant part in the Penrhyn Great Strike, Britain's longest industrial…

  • Bethesda, Gwynedd · 0.3 km

    Bethesda is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. It is on the banks of Afon Ogwen and on the edge of Snowdonia. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Bangor. It is a predominantly Welsh-speaking town.

  • Bethesda Athletic F.C. · 0.5 km

    Bethesda Athletic F.C. is a football club based in the Welsh town of Bethesda, in northwest Wales. They play in the Ardal NW League.

  • Cwm Caseg · 0.5 km

    Cwm Caseg is a broad glacial valley in Snowdonia leading west from the Carneddau towards Bethesda. It is bordered by Carnedd Llewelyn to the southeast, Yr Elen to the west, and Foel Grach to the northeast. It contains…

  • Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen · 0.5 km

    Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen is a bilingual secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 19 years. It is situated in Bethesda in the Ogwen valley in Gwynedd, Wales. As of 2024, there were 367 pupils on roll at the school. Some of th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bethesda?
Bethesda is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
What is the population of Bethesda?
Bethesda has an approximate settlement population of 4,735.
How deprived is Bethesda?
The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Bethesda, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.