Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:45 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C967 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 landmarksHope Mountainmountain · 2.2 miPadeswood Poollake · 1.4 miNercwys Mountainmountain · 3.7 miNant Woodwoodland · under a mileDingle Woodwoodland · under a mileLlyn y Mynydd-dulake · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · under a mile · 30 haMoss Valleypark · 3.8 mi · 56 haParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 3.9 mi · 154 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 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 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202528 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.5 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
Elevation156 m512 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 264 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryLeeswood Surgeryright herePharmacyPenyffordd Pharmacy2.1 miDentistCambria Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Derwenfa CP79 pupilsright herePrimaryYsgol Terrig97 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCastell Alun High School1,283 pupils2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chester9.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL17 miRailway stationPenyffordd1.7 miBus stationBus Station 6Mold3.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
