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Porthmadog

Middle area

North Gwynedd. 6,857 people in 233 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Porthmadog’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£215,000
1,831st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,660
3,737th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Porthmadog compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Gwynedd · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Gwynedd17 areas from £130,250 to £292,500. The middle area is £203,750. Porthmadog is £215,000.
£215,0004th highest
Population17 middle areas, Gwynedd · 2021
Population: every middle area in Gwynedd17 areas from 5,284 to 8,615. The middle area is 6,660. Porthmadog is 6,660.
6,6609th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Gwynedd · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Gwynedd17 areas from 34.3% to 94.5%. The middle area is 72.8%. Porthmadog is 81.0%.
81.0%7th highest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Gwynedd · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Gwynedd17 areas from 1.7% to 3.7%. The middle area is 3.1%. Porthmadog is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 8th highest

Figures for the whole of Gwynedd

These figures are published for the whole of Gwynedd, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gwynedd and not Porthmadog alone. See Gwynedd

Average house price
£204,974
Up 5.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,868
17th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
83.3years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Porthmadog in brief

The median price paid for a home in Porthmadog was £215,000 in 2025.

Porthmadog had 6,660 usual residents at the census.

In Porthmadog, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Porthmadog, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.