Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 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°C858 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 · under a milePlas-gwyn Mountainmountain · 2.8 miBrymbo Poollake · 1.8 miPen-Llan-y-g?rhill · 1.6 miNant y Ffrithvalley · 1.5 miPadeswood Poollake · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · under a mile · 30 haMoss Valleypark · 2.1 mi · 56 haParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 2.4 mi · 154 haBryn-Yorkin Manorsports ground · 1.3 miSource: 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 199046 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.8 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
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 324 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryCaergwrle Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistBridge End Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 independentIndependentYsgol Tan y Gaer1.5 miPrimaryAbermorddu CP School173 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCastell Alun High School1,283 pupils2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Chester9.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL19 miRailway stationCaergwrle1.8 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 85.0 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL11 postcode district.
