Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:46 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:25 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C977 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 9 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 · 1.7 miMoel-y-Gaermountain · 2.9 miNant-y-berthvalley · under a mileLlyn Gloywlake · 2.8 miCoed Orllwynwoodland · under a mileCoed y Fforestwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMoel Famau Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 863 haCastle Parkgolf course · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 5 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202538 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRuthin Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryPlas Meddyg2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistMount Street (Dental Surgery)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryRhos Street CP School223 pupils1.0 miPrimaryYsgol Pen Barras293 pupils1.0 miSecondaryYsgol Brynhyfryd1,121 pupils1.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL25 miRailway stationPenyffordd12 miBus stationBus Station 1Mold8.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL15 postcode district.
