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 – 3:56 pm
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People7,322 residentsin the Leeswood, Treuddyn & Gwernaffield census areaMedian age 50.33,201 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,407 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C937 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 6 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 Findegmountain · 1.2 miPentrehobyn Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miNercwys Mountainmountain · 2.4 miBryngwynhill · under a mileClwyd Forestforest · 2.1 miCefn Mawrhill · 1.3 miJubilee Towerhistoric site · 3.7 miLlyn y Mynydd-dulake · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Loggerheadspark · 1.1 mi · 42 haBailey Hillpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haParc Alunpark · 1.6 miMold Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 32 haCanolfan Chwaraeonsports ground · under a mile · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202531 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,365 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation186 m610 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 334 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryNorth Wales4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHughes Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistMold Community Hospital1.2 miPolice stationMold Police Station1.4 miCash machineCashpoint High StreetMold1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryGwernymynydd CP School62 pupilsright hereIndependentThe Havenunder a mileSecondaryAlun School1,480 pupils1.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester11.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationBuckley4.6 miBus stationBus Station 4Mold1.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops25 within a mileCar parkGriffiths Square Car ParkMold1.3 miEV chargingbp PulseMold2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
