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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People6,553 residentsin the Ruabon & Marchwiel census areaMedian age 45.22,864 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,214 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C742 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesErddig Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 84 haBonc yr Hafodpark · 2.8 mi · 38 haBellevue Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 7 haCross Lanes Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,996 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrexham Maelor Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryHmp Berwyn3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistHmp Berwyn1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryYsgol Deiniol C P158 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGwenfro Community Primary298 pupils1.4 miSecondarySt Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High748 pupils1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Chester12.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL22 miRailway stationWrexham Central2.5 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station2.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal26 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL13 postcode district.
