ST JOHNS HILL, LL42 1AF House Prices & Local Information

LL42 1AF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on St Johns Hill, 0.2km from Abermaw in Barmouth. Administratively it sits within Abermaw ward and the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, LL42 1AF is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. By day, the area transitions to a rural with mining or quarrying character: includes some mining and quarrying and other industrial activity. At 48 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity. 58% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 15% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 64 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £112k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 28.8% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for LL42 1AF are sourced from Output Area W00000243 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.