Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:45 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:23 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,043 residentsin the Hope census areaMedian age 47.82,590 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,889 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C832 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 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)
Parks and green spacesWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 30 haParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 2.0 mi · 154 haCanolfan Chwaraeonsports ground · under a mile · 9 haMoss Valleypark · 2.3 mi · 56 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202526 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.3 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 broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryHope Family Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWellunder a mileDentistBridge End Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryYsgol Estyn Community School226 pupilsright hereSecondaryCastell Alun High School1,283 pupilsright hereIndependentOaklea Grange Schoolunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Chester8.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL17 miRailway stationHope (Flintshire)under a mileBus stationWrexham Bus Station 85.0 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL12 postcode district.
