Local servicesHospitalYsbyty Gwynedd Hospital (Yg NHS Trust)2.4 miGP surgeryGlanfa3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistElmhurst Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Hirael191 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSt Gerards School Trust1.1 miSecondaryYsgol Tryfan513 pupils1.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL53 miRailway stationBangor (Gwynedd)1.1 miBus stationBangor Bus Station Stand Funder a mileFerryHolyhead Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL57 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL57 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:48 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:28 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,615 residentsin the Bangor City census areaMedian age 22.52,690 households30% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright25% social rented, 44% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting19.8% unemployment rate40% of adults are economically active, 2,553 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 18%, education 14%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 47% go by car, 9% take public transport, 22% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 89%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,112 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November16 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCegin Poollake · under a mileLlyn Pen-y-parclake · 1.2 miYnys y Bigisland · 1.2 miYnys Castellisland · 1.3 miYr Hen Draeth Ymdrochibeach · 2.1 miGarth Pointwetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGarth Gardenspark · within reachGerddi Pen y Brynpark · under a mileSt Deiniol Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haTan-y-fynwentpark · under a mileKing George's Field Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198423 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202440 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,297 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
