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 – 3:58 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 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C879 mm of rain a year, 25 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)
Nearby landmarksMoel Fechanmountain · 1.2 miMoel Yttamountain · 1.9 miFoel Gasythhill · 1.2 miNant y Fronvalley · 1.0 miLlyn Dulake · 2.7 miLlyn Gloywlake · 3.0 miSt Hilary's Chapelhistoric site · 3.9 miCoed Nant-dduwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPlas Nantglynsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198443 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202545 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 144 to 295 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDenbigh Community Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryBronyffynnon Surgery3.9 miPharmacyCohens Chemist4.0 miDentistCastlewood Dental Care3.9 miPolice stationDenbigh Police Station4.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Denbigh4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL30 miRailway stationAbergele & Pensarn11 miBus stationRhyl Bus Station Stand A12 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal26 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationSaint Asaph6.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL16 postcode district.
