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Trawsfynydd

Trawsfynydd is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 628. It has 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Dduallt, 7.1 km away. There were around 4 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 Trawsfynydd 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
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Police force
North Wales

Weather

14°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 15° / 9° · 94% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 12° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:40

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Trawsfynydd · 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

11 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dduallt (7.1 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llandecwyn (9.2 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

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: Gelli Goch Cottages (6.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds3

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised · £67,500 avg

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Mechanical Supervisor, Food Service Assistant

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

90% low-carbon electricity

Wind 77% · Gas 10% · Nuclear 9% · Solar 3%

41 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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Trawsfynydd · 0.1 km

    Trawsfynydd is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. It also neighbours the towns of Porth…

  • Trawsfynydd Camp railway station · 0.8 km

    Trawsfynydd Camp railway station, sometimes referred to as Trawsfynydd Military station served the Trawsfynydd Artillery range at Bronaber, south of Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, Wales. The station never opened for civilian…

  • Trawsfynydd railway station · 0.8 km

    Trawsfynydd railway station served the village of Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales.

  • Llyn Trawsfynydd · 1.7 km

    Llyn Trawsfynydd is a large artificial reservoir situated near the village of Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. With a total surface area of 4.8 km2 the reservoir is slightly more extensive than Wales's largest nat…

  • Llafar Halt railway station · 2.7 km

    Llafar Halt was an unstaffed solely passenger railway station which served the rural area of Glanllafar, east of Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales.

  • Trawsfynydd Lake Halt railway station · 3.0 km

    Trawsfynydd Lake Halt was a solely passenger railway station near the northeastern tip of Llyn Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales. Many Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century institutions in Wales were given anglicised names…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Trawsfynydd?
Trawsfynydd is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
What is the population of Trawsfynydd?
Trawsfynydd has an approximate settlement population of 628.
How deprived is Trawsfynydd?
The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Trawsfynydd, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.