Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:45 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 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 January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C781 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 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 Arthurmountain · 2.2 miMoel y Parcmountain · 2.3 miClwyd Forestforest · 1.6 miClwydian Rangehills · 1.8 miPenycloddiauhill · 1.5 miCoed Copi Fancerwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMoel Famau Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 863 haY Ddol Uchafpark · 3.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 18 Aug 198446 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 2.3 · 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 40 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDenbigh Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryThe Lodge3.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.4 miDentistDental Clinic Denbigh3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Bryn Clwyd58 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughSt Brigid's School484 pupils3.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL23 miRailway stationFlint9.4 miBus stationHolywell Bus Station 17.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL16 postcode district.
