Pentraeth

Post Code: LL75

Population: 1200

Property Profile: The average property in this postcode district was valued at £152788 over the last 12 months. 55.9% of the total housing stock are detached houses. Flats account for the lowest percentage of the housing stock in this district, at only 4.4%. This is an area with a high proportion of property suitable for families with children. Properties for holiday or second homes in the villages of Red Wharf Bay and Pentraeth are few and far between but one or two gems stand out. Some bargains to be had inland if you are prepared to substitute a rural aspect for a marine location on the coast.

Description: Pentreath means “at the end of” a beach and it is located near Traeth Coch (Red Wharf Bay) so named because of it’s reddy brown sand colour. There is a small river, Afon Nodwydd, which runs through it. The village's ancient name was Llanfair Betws Geraint. In 1170 it was the site of a battle when Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd landed with an army raised in Ireland in an attempt to claim a share of the kingdom of Gwynedd following the death of his father. He was defeated and killed here by the forces of his half-brothers Dafydd and Rhodri. In 1859 Charles Dickens stayed in the village on his trip, as a journalist for to visit the wreck of the Royal Charter in Moelfre.