Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:45 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:24 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,439 residentsin the Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton census areaMedian age 43.32,670 households86% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,248 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C839 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August46 days of air frost, 7 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 · 2.3 mi · 30 haEtna Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 11 haParc Kinnertonplaying field · 1.6 miThe Big Parkpark · 2.6 miMain Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 miHigher Kinnerton Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes163 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202526 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,921 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDeeside Community Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryLeeswood Surgery2.3 miPharmacyPenyffordd Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCambria Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Penyffordd345 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John the Baptist VA School109 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCastell Alun High School1,283 pupils2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester7.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationPenyfforddunder a mileBus stationBus Station 6Mold4.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH4 postcode district.
