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Waunfawr

Waunfawr is a settlement in Gwynedd, Wales, with one GP surgery and clinic. It has a railway station named Waunfawr located 0.7 km away. There were around 2 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 Waunfawr 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°CFog

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 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

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 133% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Bicycle theft1
  • Burglary1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Waunfawr · 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

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: Waunfawr (0.4 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llanfairpwll (12.3 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: 162.7p · Morrisons (6.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Morrisons (6.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Black Boy Inn (6.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

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
  • GPs & clinics1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - 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

93% low-carbon electricity

Wind 69% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4% · Gas 3%

14 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

  • Waunfawr · 0.3 km

    Waunfawr is a village and community, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Caernarfon, in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located near Snowdonia (Eryri).

  • Waunfawr railway station · 0.4 km

    Waunfawr is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, located to the south of the village of the same name. It was built in 1877 by the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways as part of their Moel Tryfan Undert…

  • Betws Garmon · 1.9 km

    Betws Garmon is a community and small hamlet outside Waunfawr and near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 249.

  • Tryfan Junction railway station · 2.6 km

    Tryfan Junction is a junction station on the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways for the main line and the Bryngwyn Branch. Opened in 1877, it closed in 1936 and the building fell into ruin. It was reopened as a request…

  • Rhosgadfan · 2.9 km

    Rhosgadfan is a Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and within the community of Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts, one of the greate…

  • Alexandra quarry · 3.1 km

    Alexandra quarry was a slate quarry in North Wales, on the slopes of Moel Tryfan in north Gwynedd. It was part of one of the major slate quarrying regions of Wales, centred on the Nantlle Valley during the 19th and 20…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Waunfawr?
Waunfawr is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
How deprived is Waunfawr?
The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Waunfawr, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.