Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:46 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:22 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,069 residentsin the Ellesmere census areaMedian age 51.33,540 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,624 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C807 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesThe Gravel Holepark · 2.3 miMaes Owen Glyndwrpark · 2.6 miLodgevale Parkpark · 2.6 miRhyn Park Sports Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes121 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199035 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)3,705 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChirk Community Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryChirk Surgery2.6 miPharmacySt Martins Pharmacy1.0 miDentistTalking Teeth2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 all-throughAll-throughSt Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)ages 3-16, 703 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL28 miRailway stationChirk3.0 miBus stationBus StationOswestry5.6 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY11 postcode district.
