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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C943 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesParc Gwledig Loggerheadspark · 2.2 mi · 42 haBailey Hillpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haParc Alunpark · 2.1 miCanolfan Chwaraeonsports ground · 1.2 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 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 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202531 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.2 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
Elevation179 m587 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 132 to 276 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryNorth Wales3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyHughes Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistCoppersun Dental Care LTD1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryNercwys VA17 pupilsright hereIndependentThe Haven1.2 miSecondaryAlun School1,480 pupils1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chester11.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationPenyffordd3.9 miBus stationBus Station 4Mold1.9 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
