Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:46 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:25 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,319 residentsin the Denbigh East & Pentre Llanrhaeadr census areaMedian age 48.02,706 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,075 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,003 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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)
Parks and green spacesCastle Parkgolf course · 1.9 mi · 2 haMoel Famau Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 863 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 5 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202540 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,913 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 258 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRuthin Community Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryPlas Meddyg2.5 miPharmacyBoots2.3 miDentistMount Street (Dental Surgery)2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRhos Street CP School223 pupils1.9 miPrimaryYsgol Pen Barras293 pupils1.9 miSecondaryYsgol Brynhyfryd1,121 pupils2.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL26 miRailway stationPenyffordd13 miBus stationBus Station 1Mold10 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL15 postcode district.
