Dolgellau

Dolgellau is covered by postcode district LL40. It is in the Gwynedd council area, Wales.

Typical price £164,498 Homes sold in Dolgellau, last 12 months. ▼ 9.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 43 of 167 postcodes where every home and business can get it Nearest station Morfa Mawddach 10.6 km from the middle, in a straight line GP practices 1 at its postcodes

Every postcode in Dolgellau, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Dolgellau, by gigabit broadband Of the 168 postcodes in Dolgellau that ONS places, 68 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 56 have some that can, 43 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. 3 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 55 postcodes without gigabit; 6 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Dolgellau. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 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Places named: Dolgellau. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Dolgellau 55 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to LL40 1RF, the one nearest the middle of them55 postcodes without gigabit6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to LL40 2YT, the one nearest the middle of them6 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 68
  • Some can get gigabit: 56
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 43
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 1
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 168 postcodes in Dolgellau that ONS places, 68 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 56 have some that can, 43 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.7424, longitude -3.8854. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Postcodes without gigabit

68 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

LL40 1ADLL40 1AELL40 1AFLL40 1ALLL40 1ARLL40 1ASLL40 1ATLL40 1AULL40 1AWLL40 1BPLL40 1BSLL40 1BU

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 55 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. LL40 1RF, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. LL40 2YT, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. LL40 1LG, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Dolgellau?

Homes sold for a typical £164,498 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 9.9% on the 12 months before. At 43 of the 167 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Morfa Mawddach, 10.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Dolgellau?

Homes in Dolgellau sold for a typical £164,498 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, down 9.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£164,498 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£182,500
12 months to August 2026
£164,498

▼ down 9.9% on the 12 months before

Detached£270,000 6 sales
Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
Terraced£153,750 18 sales
Flat or maisonette£107,000 5 sales

Across the whole LL40 district, Dolgellau's main postcode district: a typical £176,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Dolgellau: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Dolgellau?

None of the 168 postcodes now in use in Dolgellau came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 49 homes sold in Dolgellau were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LL40 district, 3%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn DolgellauAcross the LL40 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 30 (0%) 0 of 45 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 49 (0%) 2 of 77 (3%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Dolgellau?

Ofcom reports on 167 of the 168 postcodes in Dolgellau. At 43 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit43 of 167
Postcodes where every home can get superfast154 of 167

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How far is the station from Dolgellau?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dolgellau is Morfa Mawddach Rail Station, 10.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Morfa Mawddach Rail Station Railway station 10.6 kmDrive
  • Barmouth Rail Station Railway station 11.7 kmDrive
  • Fairbourne Rail Station Railway station 12.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Dolgellau?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Dolgellau. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Dolgellau safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 228 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Dolgellau over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 26 September 2025
  2. 23 October 2025
  3. 22 November 2025
  4. 11 December 2025
  5. 15 January 2026
  6. 20 February 2026
  7. 17 March 2026
  8. 13 April 2026
  9. 15 May 2026
  10. 20 June 2026
  11. 23 July 2026
  12. 23 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences85 reports
Anti-social behaviour51 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Public order14 reports
Other theft13 reports
Burglary6 reports
Drugs6 reports

Also: other crime 5, vehicle crime 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Dolgellau?

Council
Gwynedd
Parliamentary constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Police force area
North Wales
Country
Wales
MP
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)

All 168 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Dolgellau

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Dolgellau postcodes

168 postcodes in use in Dolgellau, by district:

LL40 postcode district,168 postcodes

That district is in the LL postcode area.

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Places near Dolgellau

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Dolgellau's £164,498. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Barmouth11.7 km, £189,995Machynlleth17.0 km, £202,500Harlech19.9 km, £200,000Tywyn22.3 km, £215,000Aberdovey24.4 km, £265,000Penrhyndeudraeth24.4 km, £137,000Porthmadog26.3 km, £160,000Y Bala26.9 km, £162,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Dolgellau

What is it like to live in Dolgellau?
Homes sold for a typical £164,498 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 9.9% on the 12 months before. At 43 of the 167 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Morfa Mawddach, 10.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Dolgellau?
Dolgellau is covered by postcode district LL40, across 168 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Dolgellau in?
Dolgellau is in the Gwynedd council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Dolgellau?
Dolgellau is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Dolgellau?
Homes in Dolgellau sold for a typical £164,498 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, down 9.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
Does Dolgellau have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dolgellau is Morfa Mawddach, 10.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Dolgellau?
Ofcom reports on 167 of the 168 postcodes in Dolgellau. At 43 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Are new homes being built in Dolgellau?
None of the 168 postcodes now in use in Dolgellau came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 49 homes sold in Dolgellau were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LL40 district, 3%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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