Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:44 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:23 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C708 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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)
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · under a mileActon Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 20 haSmithfield Community Gardenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202550 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 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
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrexham Maelor Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryFarndon Health Centreunder a milePharmacyFarndon Pharmacyunder a mileDentistRossett Dental Surgery3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHolt C.P. School68 pupilsright herePrimaryFarndon Primary Schoolages 3-11, 313 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDarland High School682 pupils3.3 miCollegeReaseheath College14.8 miUniversityUniversity of Chester8.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationWrexham Central5.4 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 75.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL13 postcode district.
