Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:44 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:25 am – 3:56 pm
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People10,752 residentsin the Holywell & Bagillt census areaMedian age 41.34,638 households59% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright25% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,703 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 19%, retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 75% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C716 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksParys Poollake · under a milePen-y-Ball Topmountain · 1.9 miPwll Bateriwater · under a mileSummer Hillhill · 1.1 miAbbey Mill Pondpond · under a mileStokyn Dinglevalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFron Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haHolywell Leisure Centresports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197625 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202535 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolywell Community Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryPennant Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyGreenfields Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPanton House Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Maesglas209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Maes Y Felin281 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Treffynnon519 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College10.5 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts12.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationFlint4.0 miBus stationHolywell Bus Station Stand 41.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH8 postcode district.
