Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:46 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:24 am – 3:58 pm
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People5,186 residentsin the Corwen, Llanelidan & Efenechdyd census areaMedian age 48.52,209 households72% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,490 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle37% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C948 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 5 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)
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 5 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · 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
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,381 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation257 m843 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 177 to 317 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRuthin Community Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryPlas Meddyg4.3 miPharmacyBoots4.1 miDentistMount Street (Dental Surgery)4.3 miPolice stationDenbigh Police Station8.6 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Ruthin - Denbigh Road, Denbigh Road4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Carreg Emlyn59 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Brynhyfryd1,121 pupils4.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL28 miRailway stationPenyffordd14 miBus stationBus Station 4Mold12 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL15 postcode district.
