Porthmadog

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• Today: 10° / 5° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:38

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

35 reported · August 2026▼ 45% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences16
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Porthmadog East · North Wales

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

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)

113 food businesses within 2 miles

• 96 rated 4–5 ★ (87 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Porthmadog (WHHR) (0.2 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£203,555 average▲ 4.1% YoY

Across Gwynedd · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Royal Sportsman Hotel (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

117,393 residents in Gwynedd · 46/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

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

Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid Cymru

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Source: UK Parliament

Plaid Cymru majority

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens21
• Restaurants & cafés34

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,715 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

27 jobs advertised · £52,045 avg

e.g. Quantity Surveyor - North Wales - Freelance, Deputy Haemodialysis Manager, Site Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£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

26% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,824 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 19% · Imports 3%

74 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in LL49

• Upcc At Ysbyty Alltwen
• Meddyg Care

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks283 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers175 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately148 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills130 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Ban on sale of disposable BBQs128 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide

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

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  Porthmadog railway station (Welsh Highland Heritage Railway) · 0.2 km

  Porthmadog (WHHR) railway station is the southern terminus of the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway and serves the western end of the town of Porthmadog in Gwynedd, Wales. It is situated opposite the Porthmadog National…

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  Porthmadog · 0.3 km

  Porthmadog, originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as Port, is a coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic county Caernarfonshire. It lies 5 miles (8 km) east of C…

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  Porthmadog railway station · 0.3 km

  Porthmadog railway station serves the town of Porthmadog on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Harlech, Barmouth, Machynlleth, Shrew…

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  Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway · 0.3 km

  The Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway (PB&SSR) was a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow gauge railway intended to connect Porthmadog with the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways link terminus at Rhyd Ddu. Although some…

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  Gelert's Farm Works · 0.3 km

  Gelert's Farm Works is the operating centre for the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (WHHR). It is located in Porthmadog, Wales, and was, as the name suggests, a working farm.

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  Gelert's Farm Halt railway station · 0.3 km

  Gelert's Farm Halt railway station on the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway is a railway station in Wales that was opened in 1988. It is a simple platform alongside the main shed at Gelert's Farm Works.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)