Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:46 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:26 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,378 residentsin the Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan census areaMedian age 47.52,865 households70% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,926 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 26%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 9%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C765 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December21 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFfynnon Gwenffrwdwater · under a mileMarine Lakelake · 3.0 miMynydd Bodrochwynmountain · 4.3 miTraeth Towynbeach · 3.4 miMynydd y Gyrtmountain · 4.4 miTraeth Bae Cinmelbeach · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKinmel Parkgolf course · under a mile · 9 haY Cominpark · 2.1 mi · 5 haTir Prince Leisure Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 10 haCoronation Gardenspark · 3.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes89 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198446 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202546 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,460 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlan Clwd Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGP Central Ooh Service3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBodelwyddan Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Departmentunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryYsgol y Faenol138 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Cefn Meiriadog60 pupils1.4 miSecondaryYsgol Uwchradd Glan Clwyd1,048 pupils2.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL27 miRailway stationRhyl3.5 miBus stationRhyl Bus Station Stand A3.5 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside22 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL18 postcode district.
