Strong on safety, with schools and transport to consider

Y Bala at a glance

House prices
Data not yet available
Schools
5th percentile
Weak
Transport
21st percentile
Weak
Crime rate
11.49 per 1,000 people
Strong76th percentile
Flood risk
50th percentile
Middle

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Y Bala a good place to live?

Y Bala may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows flood risk is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

House price data is not currently available for this public profile.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Gwynedd - Gwynedd below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
  • House price data is not currently available in this public profile

Crime rate in Y Bala

Crime rate

Crime rate
11.49 per 1,000 people
Percentile
76th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Rates are per 1,000 people.

House prices in Y Bala

House prices

Data not available in this public guide

We cannot draw a conclusion about house prices from the available figures.

About missing data

Schools in Y Bala

Schools

5th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Y Bala

Flood risk

50th percentile nationally

A relative flood indicator, not an address-level assessment. Check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Y Bala

Transport

21st percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Y Bala a good place to live?

Y Bala may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows flood risk is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities. House price data is not currently available for this public profile.

Is Y Bala safe?

Y Bala ranks in the 76th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

How are schools in Y Bala?

Schools rank in the 5th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Y Bala?

Nearby public profiles include Abererch in Gwynedd - Gwynedd and Abermaw in Gwynedd - Gwynedd.