What's the median rent in Bala & Mawddwy?

The median monthly rent across Bala & Mawddwy is £685.

How well-connected is Bala & Mawddwy?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 276 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Bala & Mawddwy?

There are 1 schools within 2 km of Bala & Mawddwy, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 60736 m away.

What is the council tax band in Bala & Mawddwy?

The most common council tax band in Bala & Mawddwy is B. Council tax is set by Gwynedd council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Bala & Mawddwy to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bala & Mawddwy to central London is approximately 489 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in Bala & Mawddwy?

80% of premises in Bala & Mawddwy are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is good but not yet universal.

What is the average property price in Bala & Mawddwy?

The average property price across Gwynedd (the local authority covering Bala & Mawddwy) is approximately £199,316, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is Bala & Mawddwy a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £25,179.)

Which local areas are part of Bala & Mawddwy?

Bala & Mawddwy contains 4 local areas: Gwynedd 015A, Gwynedd 015D, Gwynedd 015B, Gwynedd 015C.

Where is Bala & Mawddwy?

Bala & Mawddwy sits within Gwynedd in the Wales region.

What is the average rent in Bala & Mawddwy?

The estimated median monthly rent in Bala & Mawddwy is £685. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is Bala & Mawddwy a safe place to live?

Bala & Mawddwy has a safety score of 80/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near Bala & Mawddwy?

0% of schools within 2 km of Bala & Mawddwy are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Bala & Mawddwy?

Public-transport commute time from Bala & Mawddwy to central London is approximately 489 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Bala & Mawddwy different from the rest of Gwynedd?

Bala & Mawddwy contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does Bala & Mawddwy rank in Gwynedd?

Bala & Mawddwy scores 63/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Gwynedd, see the Cities table on the Gwynedd page.

Neighbourhood · Gwynedd · Wales

Bala & Mawddwy

Gwynedd 015 · 4 sub-areas · 5,729 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (65/100)Watch-out: Retirees (40/100)Liveability 63/100 · Above median

Bala & Mawddwy is a green, lower-density part of Gwynedd — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.

Median rent

£685+1.6%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

42.9

Top quartile

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

376 min

Direct to Liverpool

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

1 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

63/100

Above median

Population

5,729

4 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Bala & Mawddwy?

A snapshot of Bala & Mawddwy

Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £685 a month.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Bala & Mawddwy in Gwynedd

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £685 a month — 38% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band B.

Median rentCouncil area

£685/mo

Up 1.6% on last year

−£415 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

—

Awaiting council tax / EPC data

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Years to save 10% deposit

4.0 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−20% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £639/mo · £320/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£530/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£639/mo£320/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£759/mo£253/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,003/mo£251/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£598/mo

Terraced house£665/mo

Semi-detached£727/mo

Detached house£837/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

38%

of take-home

£685/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moTight but workable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

18%

of take-home

£320/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

14%

of take-home

£253/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

19%

of take-home

£343/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£1,058/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£201,000

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£199,3163.3% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,058/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)3.8%

Years to save 10% deposit4.0 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel poverty

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area—

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area—

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B10%

Households in fuel poverty—

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Bala & Mawddwy?

Safety scores 80/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 2.3× safer than the national average (42.9 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

42.9

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 4 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

80/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

—

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

21.2 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

10.5 /1k

Public order

1.7 /1k

Vehicle crime

1.2 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

3.9 /1k

Burglary

1.2 /1k

Other theft

4.1 /1k

Drugs

0.6 /1k

Possession of weapons

1.5 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Bala & Mawddwy

Weak transport links — 19/100; nearest rail station is Betws-Y-Coed at around 22074 m; Liverpool is reachable in 376 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

19/100

Bottom quartile

Best hub commute

376 min

Direct to Liverpool

WFH share

39%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Betws-Y-Coed

22.1 km walk · 376 min to Liverpool

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Liverpool in 376 min

Londonapprox

489 min

Manchesterapprox

413 min

Birminghamapprox

442 min

Leedsapprox

465 min

Liverpoolapprox

376 min

Bristolapprox

558 min

Sheffieldapprox

475 min

Edinburghapprox

583 min

Glasgowapprox

577 min

Cardiffapprox

501 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)39% work from home

Drive55%Public transport1%Walk / cycle5%Work from home39%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit reaches around 80% of premisesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · 80% of premises

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area80% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area80% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area79%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Bala & Mawddwy

1 schools within a 2 km radius; around 0% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

0/100

Bottom 10%

Schools within 2 km

0 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

Of all schools within 2 km

−70.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

60.7 km

Nearest Good or Outstanding: 38.7 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Bala & Mawddwy?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds0≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)0≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)0≤ 1 km
Rail stations1≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Bala & Mawddwy right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

47/100

Mixed

Schools (0% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

47/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

65/100

Good fit

Liveability 63/100, safety 80/100 and median rent at £685/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

40/100

Mixed

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

58/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

53/100

Mixed

Rental stock or transit access fall short — easier neighbourhoods exist for solo renters who need flexibility.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 demographic profile.

Age profile

Under 1819%18–3414%35–4917%50–6424%65+24%

Tenure

Households

One person33%Couple with children16%Lone parent8%Other4%

Property types

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 3/100

Ethnic group

White99%Asian0%Mixed1%

Country of birth

UK-born98%Born outside UK2%

Religion

Christian55%Muslim0%No religion35%Other1%

Education and health35% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)35.0%+1.5 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications18.2%

Self-rated good or very good health82.0%

Self-rated bad or very bad health4.8%

Disabled (Equality Act)16.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.48 jobs per resident); median resident salary £25,179/year; 3.1% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£25,179/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

—

ONS ILO method — unemployed as % of economically active

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

69,000

0.48 jobs per working-age resident

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

20.6%

Retail & hospitality

25.7%

Education

11.9%

Manufacturing

5.5%

Professional

2.8%

Construction

4.8%

Tech & ICT

1.7%

Finance

0.5%

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Bala & Mawddwy

4 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Gwynedd 015A	£685	97	71	72	View →
Gwynedd 015D	£685	34	79	33	View →
Gwynedd 015B	£685	61	87	0	View →
Gwynedd 015C	£685	66	82	5	View →

Postcodes covered

In Gwynedd 015C

LL21 0HA LL21 0HB LL21 0HD LL21 0HE LL21 0HF LL21 0HG LL21 0NP LL21 0NW LL21 0PF LL21 0PG LL21 0PH LL21 0RN LL23 7DN LL23 7DP LL23 7DR LL23 7DS LL23 7DT LL23 7DU LL23 7DW LL23 7DY LL23 7EA LL23 7EB LL23 7ED LL23 7EE LL23 7HD LL23 7HE LL23 7HF LL23 7HG LL23 7HH LL23 7HL LL23 7HN LL23 7HP LL23 7HQ LL23 7HR LL23 7HS LL23 7HT LL23 7HU LL23 7HW LL23 7HY LL23 7LA LL23 7LB LL23 7LD LL23 7LE LL23 7LF LL23 7LG LL23 7LH LL23 7LL LL23 7LN LL23 7LW LL23 7NP LL23 7NR LL23 7NS LL23 7NT LL23 7NU LL23 7NW LL23 7PS LL23 7PT LL23 7PU LL23 7PY LL23 7RA LL23 7RB LL23 7RD LL23 7RE LL23 7RF LL23 7RG LL23 7RH

In Gwynedd 015A

LL23 7AA LL23 7AB LL23 7AD LL23 7AE LL23 7AF LL23 7AG LL23 7AH LL23 7AJ LL23 7AL LL23 7AN LL23 7AP LL23 7AQ LL23 7AR LL23 7AS LL23 7AT LL23 7AU LL23 7AW LL23 7AX LL23 7AY LL23 7BA LL23 7BB LL23 7BD LL23 7BE LL23 7BF LL23 7BG LL23 7BH LL23 7BJ LL23 7BL LL23 7BN LL23 7BP LL23 7BQ LL23 7BW LL23 7DG LL23 7DH LL23 7DX LL23 7DZ LL23 7EH LL23 7EL LL23 7EN LL23 7EQ LL23 7GA LL23 7HA LL23 7LU LL23 7LY LL23 7ND LL23 7NE LL23 7NG LL23 7NH LL23 7NJ LL23 7NL LL23 7NN LL23 7RR LL23 7RS LL23 7RT LL23 7RU LL23 7RY LL23 7SN LL23 7SP LL23 7SR LL23 7SW LL23 7TF LL23 7UR LL23 7UT LL23 7UU LL23 7UW LL23 7UY LL23 7YA LL23 7YB LL23 7YD LL23 7YE

In Gwynedd 015D

LL23 7BS LL23 7BT LL23 7BU LL23 7BY LL23 7DA LL23 7DB LL23 7DD LL23 7DE LL23 7DF LL23 7EP LL23 7ER LL23 7ES LL23 7ET LL23 7EU LL23 7EW LL23 7EY LL23 7NA LL23 7NY LL23 7PA LL23 7PB LL23 7PH LL23 7PL LL23 7PN LL23 7PP LL23 7PR LL23 7PW LL23 7RL LL23 7RN LL23 7SA LL23 7SB LL23 7SD LL23 7SE LL23 7SF LL23 7SG LL23 7SH LL23 7SS LL23 7ST LL23 7SU LL23 7SY LL23 7TA LL23 7TB LL23 7TD LL23 7TE LL23 7TH LL23 7TL LL23 7TN LL23 7TP LL23 7TR LL23 7TS LL23 7TT LL23 7TU LL23 7TW LL23 7TY LL23 7UA LL23 7UB LL23 7UD LL23 7UE LL23 7UF LL23 7UG LL23 7UH LL23 7UL LL23 7UN LL23 7YF LL23 7YG

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Bala & Mawddwy?: The median monthly rent across Bala & Mawddwy is £685.
How safe is Bala & Mawddwy?: Bala & Mawddwy has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is Bala & Mawddwy?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 276 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Bala & Mawddwy?: There are 1 schools within 2 km of Bala & Mawddwy, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 60736 m away.
What is the council tax band in Bala & Mawddwy?: The most common council tax band in Bala & Mawddwy is B. Council tax is set by Gwynedd council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Bala & Mawddwy to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bala & Mawddwy to central London is approximately 489 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in Bala & Mawddwy?: 80% of premises in Bala & Mawddwy are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is good but not yet universal.
What is the average property price in Bala & Mawddwy?: The average property price across Gwynedd (the local authority covering Bala & Mawddwy) is approximately £199,316, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is Bala & Mawddwy a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £25,179.)
Which local areas are part of Bala & Mawddwy?: Bala & Mawddwy contains 4 local areas: Gwynedd 015A, Gwynedd 015D, Gwynedd 015B, Gwynedd 015C.
Where is Bala & Mawddwy?: Bala & Mawddwy sits within Gwynedd in the Wales region.

FAQ

Frequently asked about Bala & Mawddwy

Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.

What is the average rent in Bala & Mawddwy?: The estimated median monthly rent in Bala & Mawddwy is £685. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is Bala & Mawddwy a safe place to live?: Bala & Mawddwy has a safety score of 80/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near Bala & Mawddwy?: 0% of schools within 2 km of Bala & Mawddwy are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Bala & Mawddwy?: Public-transport commute time from Bala & Mawddwy to central London is approximately 489 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Bala & Mawddwy different from the rest of Gwynedd?: Bala & Mawddwy contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does Bala & Mawddwy rank in Gwynedd?: Bala & Mawddwy scores 63/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Gwynedd, see the Cities table on the Gwynedd page.

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