Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:45 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:26 am – 3:56 pm
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People5,131 residentsin the Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd census areaMedian age 52.32,338 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,180 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 74% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C801 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksLlyn Marllake · 1.8 miGyrn Dinglevalley · under a mileLlyn Helyglake · 2.1 miMcWalters' Dinglevalley · under a mileMynydd y Cwmmountain · 3.7 miMoel Maenefamountain · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHillside Gardenspark · 3.0 mi · 3 haParc Pendrepark · 3.4 miCoronation Gardenspark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes149 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202540 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,774 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 202 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolywell Community Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryPark House Surgery3.5 miPharmacyPritchards Pharmacy3.5 miDentistKings Avenue (Dental Surgery)3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryTrelogan Primary51 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBryn Garth CP85 pupils1.1 miSecondaryPrestatyn High School1,487 pupils3.5 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College13.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationPrestatyn3.8 miBus stationPrestatyn Bus Station Stand 43.7 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside14 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH8 postcode district.
