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 – 3:58 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°C1,022 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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)
Earthquakes120 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 5 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202541 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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
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
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 327 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRuthin Community Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryPlas Meddyg4.0 miPharmacyBoots3.8 miDentistMount Street (Dental Surgery)3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL28 miRailway stationPenyffordd15 miBus stationBus Station 1Mold12 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal26 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL15 postcode district.
