Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:45 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:24 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,104 residentsin the Caerwys, Halkyn & Nannerch census areaMedian age 52.63,529 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,922 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 64% 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 languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C919 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksFfrith Mountainmountain · 1.4 miMoel Arthurmountain · 2.0 miClwyd Forestforest · 1.4 miPwll Hwyadenwater · under a mileBryn y Castellhill · 1.5 miThe Dinglevalley · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMoel Famau Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 863 haParc Gwledig Loggerheadspark · 1.9 mi · 42 haMold Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 32 haBailey Hillpark · 3.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202534 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · 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)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation212 m696 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 148 to 293 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryUrgent Primary Care Centr3.6 miPharmacyHughes Pharmacy3.9 miDentistMold Community Hospital3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryYsgol y Foel, Cilcain30 pupilsright herePrimaryY Waun55 pupils1.9 miSecondaryMaes Garmon578 pupils4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester13.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL19 miRailway stationFlint6.3 miBus stationBus Station 1Mold3.9 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
