FRIARS AVENUE, LL57 1BB House Prices & Local Information

LL57 1BB is an up-and-coming urban area on Friars Avenue, 0.2km from Hirael in Bangor. Administratively it sits within Dwyrain Bangor ward and the Arfon constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a suburban renting area with semi-detached homes and family households. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a large scale education zone — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. The 32 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 50% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are high (163 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £169k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 35.4% 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 LL57 1BB are sourced from Output Area W00000396 (shared with 11 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.