Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:46 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:23 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,460 residentsin the Chirk & Ceiriog Valley census areaMedian age 48.52,825 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright20% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,011 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C936 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January45 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)
Nearby landmarksNewhall Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miPen-y-coedmountain · 3.8 miPen y Gwelymountain · 4.1 miPentre Woodwoodland · under a mileDeer Park Woodwoodland · under a mileSelattyn Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMaes Owen Glyndwrpark · 1.6 miLodgevale Parkpark · 2.0 miWhitehurst Gardenspark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,048 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 346 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChirk Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryChirk Surgery1.5 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.5 miDentistTalking Teeth1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryWeston Rhyn Primary Schoolages 3-11, 191 pupils1.5 miPrimaryYsgol Y Waun320 pupils1.8 miAll-throughSt Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)ages 3-16, 703 pupils3.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL30 miRailway stationChirk1.1 miBus stationNo. 22Oswestry4.6 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL14 postcode district.
