Penygroes
Penygroes is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 1,793. It has 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, around 6 restaurants and cafés, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Dinas, 5.6 km away. There were around 14 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 Penygroes 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
17°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 10° · 92% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:42
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
22 reported · July 2026▲ 5% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Penygroes · 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
37 food businesses within 2 miles
- 35 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dinas (5.4 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
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: 162.7p · Morrisons (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Morrisons (10.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Pant du (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds5
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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,640 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
92% low-carbon electricity
Wind 79% · Nuclear 9% · Gas 8% · Solar 4%
32 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
Penygroes, Gwynedd · 0.3 kmPenygroes is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is located to the south of Caernarfon, and north of Porthmadog, by the A487 road. Penygroes' population stands at 1,793 at the 2011 census, of which 88% are Welsh-…
Penygroes railway station · 0.4 kmPenygroes railway station was located in Penygroes, Gwynedd, Wales.
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle · 0.4 kmYsgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a bilingual secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. It is situated in Penygroes, Gwynedd in Gwynedd, North Wales. The school serves the village of Penygroes and the surroundi…
Nantlle Vale F.C. · 0.5 kmNantlle Vale F.C are a Welsh football club from Penygroes, near Caernarfon, formed around 1920. They play in the North Wales Coast West Premier Division.
Llanllyfni · 1.1 kmLlanllyfni is a village and a community in Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community consists of the villages of Drws-y-coed, Nantlle, Nasareth, Nebo, Penygroes, Talysarn and the v…
Nantlle railway station · 1.9 kmNantlle was a railway station located in Talysarn, a neighbouring village to Nantlle, in Gwynedd, Wales.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penygroes?
- Penygroes is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
- What is the population of Penygroes?
- Penygroes has an approximate settlement population of 1,793.
- How deprived is Penygroes?
- The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Penygroes, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.