Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:45 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:24 am – 3:57 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°C1,077 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October56 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksPen-y-Ffrithmountain · 1.1 miMoel Garegogmountain · 1.8 miLlyn Cyfynwylake · under a mileDuck Poollake · 1.2 miNant-y-Ffrith Reservoirriver · 1.3 miPendinas Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 30 haMinera Lead Mines Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 17 haMoss Valleypark · 4.4 mi · 56 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202549 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation312 m1,024 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 261 to 380 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryBryn Darland Surgery3.9 miPharmacyWell3.9 miDentistBridge End Dental Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentYsgol Y Rhosunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Chester13.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL21 miRailway stationCefn-y-Bedd4.9 miBus stationBus Station 4Mold5.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
