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LL38

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Fairbourne and Friog, in Gwynedd.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LL38 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In LL38, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£137,250
64th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
681
148th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How LL38 compares

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

LL38Middle
Median sale price57 postcode districts, LL · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in LL57 areas from £130,250 to £435,500. The middle area is £208,750. LL38 is £137,250.
£137,2502nd cheapest
Population66 postcode districts, LL · 2021
Population: every postcode district in LL66 areas from 259 to 42,043. The middle area is 3,858. LL38 is 681.
68114th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage66 postcode districts, LL · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in LL66 areas from 1.6% to 98.8%. The middle area is 78.7%. LL38 is 98.7%.
98.7%2nd highest
Claimant rate52 postcode districts, LL · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in LL52 areas from 1.6% to 5.1%. The middle area is 2.9%. LL38 is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 10th highest

Is LL38 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LL38 at a rate of 48.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 97.5 per 1,000 people across LL.

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LL38.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (16), anti-social behaviour (6) and other crime (6).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LL38 was 58.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in LL38, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LL38 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

Neighbourhoods in LL38

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Gwynedd 017C1,92440.5 per 1,000394.1%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in LL381

Council1

Postcode districts next to LL382

Nearest rail stations4

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LL38 in brief

LL38 is a postcode district covering Fairbourne and Friog, in Gwynedd.

About 683 people lived in LL38 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £137,250 in 2025 across 32 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in LL38 was £137,250 in 2025.

LL38 had 681 usual residents at the census.

In LL38, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In LL38, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.