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Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd neighbourhood of Gwynedd, Wales (ONS area Gwynedd 009). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes LL40, LL41. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LL41 4PG.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Gwynedd

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Gwynedd (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £125,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Gwynedd (1.0 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Blaenau Ffestiniog, is 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£125,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +43% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.03; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£43,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd sits in Gwynedd

Typical house price: the lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Gwynedd
Average household income: joint 7th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Gwynedd

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Gwynedd, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Gwynedd, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Resale prices

Falling behind the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations nearby

Nearest station

Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Llandudno (about 83 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

What is the typical house price in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

£125,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +43% against 2017-2019.

How does Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd compare with the rest of Gwynedd?

Typical house price: the lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Gwynedd. Average household income: joint 7th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Gwynedd.

Is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.03; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

Blaenau Ffestiniog. Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Llandudno (about 83 min).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.