Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:44 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:26 am – 3:56 pm
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People5,131 residentsin the Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd census areaMedian age 52.32,338 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,180 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 74% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% 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 7°C, lows 2°C746 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 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 landmarksSaunders' Dinglevalley · under a mileMcWalters' Dinglevalley · under a mileSluice House Guttertidal water · 1.2 miLlyn Marllake · 3.1 miMostyn Bankwetland · under a mileLlyn Helyglake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHillside Gardenspark · 3.8 mi · 3 haParc Pendrepark · 4.1 miCoronation Gardenspark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197627 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202539 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,774 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolywell Community Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryPark House Surgery4.1 miPharmacyPrestatyn Pharmacy4.3 miDentistKings Avenue (Dental Surgery)4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBryn Garth CP85 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Mornant68 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPrestatyn High School1,487 pupils4.4 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College12.3 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts14.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL19 miRailway stationPrestatyn4.4 miBus stationPrestatyn Bus Station Stand 44.4 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside13 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH8 postcode district.
