Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:45 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:23 am – 3:57 pm
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People5,704 residentsin the Pen-y-cae & Minera census areaMedian age 44.22,386 households68% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright22% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,526 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 75% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,017 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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 landmarksPlas-gwyn Mountainmountain · under a mileMynydd Esclysmountain · 1.6 miBrymbo Poollake · 1.5 miNant-y-Ffrith Reservoirriver · 1.2 miPen-Llan-y-g?rhill · under a mileDuck Poollake · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMinera Lead Mines Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 17 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileMoss Valleypark · 2.4 mi · 56 haMemorial Parkpark · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,547 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation331 m1,086 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 202 to 371 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryBryn Darland Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyThe Pharmacy Coedpoeth2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistSignature Smiles Dental Practice3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBwlchgwyn School106 pupilsunder a mileIndependentCarla House1.0 miSecondaryYsgol Bryn Alyn701 pupils3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester12.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL21 miRailway stationGwersyllt3.4 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 24.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL11 postcode district.
