Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:44 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:23 am – 3:56 pm
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People8,345 residentsin the Holt & Rossett census areaMedian age 44.02,871 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,481 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C825 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksHope Mountainmountain · 3.1 miButt's Hillhill · 1.8 miRackery Woodwoodland · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 2.0 miMillington Woodwoodland · under a mileOxleisure Poollake · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 2.3 mi · 154 haMoss Valleypark · 3.2 mi · 56 haMeritor Fitness Centresports ground · 1.3 miWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 30 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202524 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.7 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)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,035 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryAlyn Family Doctors1.6 miPharmacyFferyllfa Rossett Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistRossett Dental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryPark Community Primary School Llay337 pupils1.6 miPrimarySt Peter's School205 pupils1.8 miSecondaryDarland High School682 pupils1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chester6.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL16 miRailway stationCaergwrle2.2 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 84.8 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL12 postcode district.
