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Gwynedd
Local Authority · Wales · population ~125k
Affordable to live in, but challenging to earn in. Gwynedd offers a median house price of £192,500, a multiple of 5.5 times annual pay, and rent takes a manageable 23.6% of gross earnings, both below the Wales median. However, weekly pay is low at £669.20, below the Wales median and among the lowest in the region. Council tax is also high, at £2,469, higher than most of Wales. Recorded crime is below the Wales median. This location suits those prioritising lower housing costs and relative affordability over high earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Gwynedd ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,798/yr
Very low
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
House price
£192,500
Most affordable
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Rent
£685/mo
Most affordable
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,469/yr
Expensive
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Crime
69.6/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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no data
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Estyn regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Wales schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Gwynedd, see the official Estyn site.
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