Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at LL55 4SH? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Dolbadarn | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Ysgol Gwaun Gyfni | Primary | 3.3 km | – |
| Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun | Primary | 4.5 km | – |
| Ysgol Llanrug | Primary | 5.4 km | – |
| Ysgol Brynrefail | Secondary | 5.6 km | – |
Every primary near LL55 4SH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water sports | Snowdonia Watersports | 870 m | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Vivian Quarry | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Free flying | Moel Eilio (N/NW) | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Cormorant Rock | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Llanrug Utd | 4.7 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Bangor (Gwynedd), a drive away (12 km), with 720k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Dolbadarn Hotel, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes S2, S1); 14 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ysgol Dolbadarn, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Brynrefail, 5.6 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Spar, 150 m away; One Stop (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Surgery (150 m), with Fferyllfa Ellis Jones Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Aaron Barbers is 400 m away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 31 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Pantri is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Heights the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 37% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 55% were built before 1919.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 88 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 126 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
20 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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