Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:47 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:24 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,237 residentsin the Llangollen & Llandrillo census areaMedian age 52.02,888 households66% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,844 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,032 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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 landmarksMoel Truanmountain · 2.1 miMoel Ffernamountain · 2.4 miCaer Drewyn Hillforthistoric site · 2.0 miCynwyd Forestforest · 1.1 miLiberty hallhistoric site · 2.2 miCarrog Bridgebridge · under a mileLlyn Ororlake · 2.6 miPen Coed Mawrhill · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCorwen Community Orchardplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 5 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199040 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,137 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation142 m466 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 375 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRuthin Community Hospital9.1 miGP surgeryCorwen Health Centre2.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2.1 miDentistBeauwood Dental Care6.5 miPolice stationRhos Police StationWrexham11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Carrog28 pupilsright hereSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL31 miRailway stationChirk11 miBus stationNo. 22Oswestry14 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseBala9.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL21 postcode district.
