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 – 3:56 pm
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People7,875 residentsin the Llay South & Gwersyllt East census areaMedian age 41.13,309 households66% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright22% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,705 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, manufacturing 16%, retail and wholesale 15%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 76% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C840 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 9 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 · 2.3 miButt's Hillhill · under a mileBryn-Alynhill · under a mileBrymbo Poollake · 2.8 miNant-y-gaer Woodwoodland · under a milePlas-gwyn Mountainmountain · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · under a mile · 154 haMoss Valleypark · 1.4 mi · 56 haActon Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 20 haMoss Valley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 19 haMeritor Fitness Centresports ground · under a mileSource: 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 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202525 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,635 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryAlyn Family Doctors4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChapel Cottage Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPark Community Primary School Llay337 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Bro Alun280 pupils1.2 miSecondaryYsgol Bryn Alyn701 pupils1.6 miUniversityUniversity of Chester8.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationCefn-y-Bedd1.2 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 83.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops62 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL12 postcode district.
