Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:47 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:23 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,460 residentsin the Chirk & Ceiriog Valley census areaMedian age 48.52,825 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright20% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,011 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,348 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 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)
Earthquakes134 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202636 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,048 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation262 m860 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 252 to 442 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRobert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital9.1 miGP surgeryGlyn Ceiriog Surgery4.4 miPharmacyGlyn Ceiriog Pharmacy4.1 miDentistBeauwood Dental Care6.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlanarmon DC School22 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL35 miRailway stationChirk8.3 miBus stationNo. 22Oswestry8.0 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL20 postcode district.
