Penrhyndeudraeth
Penrhyndeudraeth is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 1,546. The average sold house price is around £178,704, it has around two restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and Penrhyndeudraeth railway station 0.5 km away, and there were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Penrhyndeudraeth 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.
Weather
14°CFog
- Today: 17° / 13° · 78% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Fog
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
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
12 reported · July 2026▼ 25% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Penrhyndeudraeth · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social Behaviour
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
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 21 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Penrhyn (0.2 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Penrhyndeudraeth (0.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£206,665 average▲ 5.7% YoY
Across Gwynedd · to 2026-06
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: 169.9p · Shell (4.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Shell (4.2 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Portmeirion (3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds4
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
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Plaid Cymru majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,640 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £80,000 avg
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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
95% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 47% · Wind 41% · Biomass 7% · Gas 5%
29 gCO₂/kWh · 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership284 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office279 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership276 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s271 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Expand statutory SEN allowance entitlement to Teaching Assistants in SEN schools188 local signatures · 17,598 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Penrhyn railway station · 0.2 kmPenrhyn railway station on the Ffestiniog Railway is located on a restricted site at Pen-y-Bwlch above the town of Penrhyndeudraeth.
- Penrhyndeudraeth F.C. · 0.4 km
Penrhyndeudraeth Football Club is a football team, playing in the North Wales Coast West Premier Division. The club was re-formed in 1981 and plays their home fixtures at Maes Y Parc, Penrhyndeudraeth.
Penrhyndeudraeth · 0.5 kmPenrhyndeudraeth is a small town and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The town is close to the mouth of the River Dwyryd on the A487 nearly 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Porthmadog, and had a population of 2,150 a…
Penrhyndeudraeth railway station · 0.5 kmPenrhyndeudraeth railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Penrhyndeudraeth on the Dwyryd Estuary in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with services between Shrewsbury…
Gwaith Powdwr · 0.8 kmGwaith Powdwr,, situated in Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales, is a decommissioned explosives works now managed as a Nature Reserve by the North Wales Wildlife Trust.
Ysbyty Bron y Garth · 1.1 kmYsbyty Bron y Garth was a health facility in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales. It was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penrhyndeudraeth?
- Penrhyndeudraeth is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
- What is the population of Penrhyndeudraeth?
- Penrhyndeudraeth has an approximate settlement population of 1,546.
- How deprived is Penrhyndeudraeth?
- The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Penrhyndeudraeth, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.