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 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°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 · 1.9 miThomas Maldwyn Pryce Memorialhistoric site · 1.9 miRuthin Union Workhousehistoric site · 2.2 miMoel-y-Gaermountain · 2.7 miNant-y-berthvalley · 1.1 miLlyn Gloywlake · 3.0 miCoed Orllwynwoodland · under a mileCoed Ystigwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMoel Famau Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 863 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198449 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202538 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.8 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
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRuthin Community Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryPlas Meddyg2.0 miPharmacyBoots1.9 miDentistMount Street (Dental Surgery)1.9 miPolice stationDenbigh Police Station4.6 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Ruthin - Denbigh Road, Denbigh Road1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gellifor46 pupils1.4 miPrimaryRhos Street CP School223 pupils1.5 miSecondaryYsgol Brynhyfryd1,121 pupils2.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationFlint12 miBus stationBus Station 1Mold8.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationSaint Asaph7.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL15 postcode district.
