Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:46 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 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 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C835 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksPen-y-garthmountain · 2.5 miMoel Prionmountain · 2.6 miTy-mawr Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miLlyn Gloywlake · 3.1 miCoed Mawrwoodland · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMoel Famau Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 863 haMiddle Parcsports ground · 1.9 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes130 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198448 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202540 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.5 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
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDenbigh Community Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryThe Lodge2.1 miPharmacyCohens Chemist2.3 miDentistDental Clinic Denbigh2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Bro Cinmeirch98 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDenbigh High School497 pupils2.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL25 miRailway stationRhyl12 miBus stationBus Station 1Mold9.9 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL16 postcode district.
