Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:45 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:24 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,132 residentsin the census areaMedian age 52.32,610 households77% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,909 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C871 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October62 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksNercwys Mountainmountain · 1.0 miLlyn y Mynydd-dulake · under a mileMoel Gywmountain · 2.1 miClwyd Forestforest · 1.6 miLlyn Cyfynwylake · 2.1 miBryn Alynhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Loggerheadspark · 3.0 mi · 42 haMoel Famau Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 863 haWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 30 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202532 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,938 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation341 m1,119 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 267 to 406 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryNorth Wales4.0 miPharmacyHughes Pharmacy4.3 miDentistCoppersun Dental Care LTD4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Bro Famau61 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAlun School1,480 pupils4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Chester13.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL21 miRailway stationPenyffordd6.0 miBus stationBus Station 4Mold4.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
