Y Bala

14°CFog

• Today: 15° / 8° · 92% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:39

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

17 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour8
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Public order2
• Criminal damage & arson1

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Bala · North Wales

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

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)

48 food businesses within 2 miles

• 44 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bala (Penybont) (1.1 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£206,665 average▲ 5.7% YoY

Across Gwynedd · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Green Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches9
• Golf courses1
• 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)

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

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Plaid Cymru

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Source: UK Parliament

Plaid Cymru majority

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

26% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,824 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

83% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Nuclear 32% · Gas 11% · Imports 6%

47 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

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

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  Bala Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Bala Town Hall, known in the late 19th century as the County Hall, is a municipal building in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. The structure, which is now used as a restaurant, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Bala, Gwynedd · 0.2 km

  Bala is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala lies in the historic county of Merionethshire, at the north end of Llyn Tegid. According to the 2021 census, Bala had a population of 1,…

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  Christ Church, Bala · 0.2 km

  Christ Church, Bala, is in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Penllyn & Edeyrnion, the archdeaconry of Wrexham, and the diocese of St Asaph. The church was designated a Grade II li…

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  Ysgol y Berwyn · 0.2 km

  Ysgol y Berwyn was a high-school situated in the town of Bala, in Gwynedd, north Wales.

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  Llanuwchllyn F.C. · 0.2 km

  Llanuwchllyn Football Club is a Welsh football team from the village of Llanuwchllyn, near Bala in Wales. They play in the Cymru North.

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  Maes Tegid · 0.2 km

  Maes Tegid is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)