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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°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 landmarksPadeswood Poollake · under a mileHope Mountainmountain · 2.6 miNercwys Mountainmountain · 4.0 miCoppa Woodwoodland · under a mileDingle Woodwoodland · under a mileKnowl Hillhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 30 haEtna Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 11 haBryn-y-Baalpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 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 202528 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
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
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryLeeswood Surgeryunder a milePharmacyPenyffordd Pharmacy1.7 miDentistCambria Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Derwenfa CP79 pupilsunder a mileIndependentYsgol Tan y Gaer1.9 miSecondaryElfed High School901 pupils2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Chester8.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL17 miRailway stationPenyffordd1.2 miBus stationBus Station 6Mold3.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
