Local servicesHospitalWrexham Maelor Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryDee Valley Medical Practice2.9 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2.9 miDentistHmp Berwyn4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryYsgol Sant Dunawd93 pupils1.9 miPrimaryBorderbrook School12 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThe Maelor School787 pupils2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester14.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationWrexham Central6.7 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station6.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal29 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:45 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:22 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,387 residentsin the Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley census areaMedian age 51.32,760 households77% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,060 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C672 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksToft's Dinglevalley · 1.1 miCroxton Poollake · 3.3 miGwynt Woodwoodland · under a mileKitchen Woodwoodland · under a mileHanmer Merelake · 3.5 miBroughton Wellwater · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202647 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.7 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,913 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
