MAES IS ALAW, LL57 1DL House Prices & Local Information

LL57 1DL is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Maes Is Alaw, 0.4km from Hirael in Bangor. Administratively it sits within Dwyrain Bangor ward and the Arfon constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, LL57 1DL is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. By day, the area transitions to a rural with mining or quarrying character: includes some mining and quarrying and other industrial activity. With residents averaging 34 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 41% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 19% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £161k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 LL57 1DL are sourced from Output Area W00000394 (shared with 20 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.