# LL53

Postcode district covering Pwllheli, in Gwynedd.

LL53 is a postcode district covering Pwllheli, in Gwynedd. Median sale price £255,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 70.8 per 1,000 people. About 16,358 people.

Postcode district. Code LL53. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll)

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 LL53 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LL53 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,112** (2021). LL53 had 16,112 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,063rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in LL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.3%** (January 2026). In LL53, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LL53) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in LL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LL53) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 217 homes were sold in LL53 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LL53) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LL53.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LL53) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LL53 had 16,112 usual residents at the census.

## How LL53 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LL53 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £255,000 | joint 11th most expensive | 57 postcode districts, LL · 2025 |
| Population | 16,112 | 13th most populated | 66 postcode districts, LL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | joint 22nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 66 postcode districts, LL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 77.3% | 32nd lowest | 66 postcode districts, LL · Jan 2026 |

## Is LL53 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LL53 at a rate of 70.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.5 per 1,000 people across the LL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 146 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LL53.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (521), anti-social behaviour (217) and other crime (199).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LL53 was 68.5 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 LL53, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LL53 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in LL53

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gwynedd 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000047) | 1,270 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.1% |
| [Gwynedd 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000089) | 1,920 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 67.3% |
| [Gwynedd 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000070) | 1,297 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 78.1% |
| [Gwynedd 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000094) | 1,219 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.8% |
| [Gwynedd 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000095) | 1,290 | 77.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.1% |
| [Gwynedd 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000108) | 2,087 | 188.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.6% |
| [Gwynedd 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000109) | 1,860 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.8% |
| [Gwynedd 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000080) | 1,456 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 59.0% |
| [Gwynedd 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01000084) | 1,069 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.1% |
| [Gwynedd 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/neighbourhood/w01001932) | 2,759 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 64.1% |

## Your MP

- [Dwyfor Meirionnydd](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dwyfor-meirionnydd): Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LL53

[Abersoch & Aberdaron](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/abersoch-and-aberdaron), [Cricieth & Llanaelhaearn](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/cricieth-and-llanaelhaearn), [Pwllheli & Morfa Nefyn](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd/pwllheli-and-morfa-nefyn)

## Postcode sectors in LL53

[LL53 5 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53-5), [LL53 6 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53-6), [LL53 7 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53-7), [LL53 8 (198 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53-8), [LL53 9 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53-9)

## Council

[Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd)

## Postcode districts next to LL53

[LL51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll51), [LL52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll52), [LL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll54)

## More in the LL postcode area

[All LL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LL53 in brief

LL53 is a postcode district covering Pwllheli, in Gwynedd.
About 16,358 people lived in LL53 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £255,000 in 2025 across 217 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LL53 was £255,000 in 2025.
LL53 had 16,112 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in LL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LL53, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LL53
- Postcode area: [LL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll)
- Constituency: [Dwyfor Meirionnydd †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dwyfor-meirionnydd)
- Council: [Gwynedd †](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd)
- Area: 328 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,358*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 58

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LL52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll52), [LL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll54), [LL51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll51)

## Latest updates for LL53

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LL53

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll53