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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People6,682 residentsin the Marford, Gresford & Llay North census areaMedian age 51.72,970 households84% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,099 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C748 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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)
Nearby landmarksButt's Hillhill · 1.4 miHope Mountainmountain · 4.0 miMarford Woodwoodland · under a mileMaes y Pantwoodland · under a mileBryn-Alynhill · 1.9 miOxleisure Poollake · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 2.1 mi · 154 haActon Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 20 haMoss Valleypark · 3.1 mi · 56 haMeritor Fitness Centresports ground · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202523 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.2 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,378 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryAlyn Family Doctors1.6 miPharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRossett Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThe Rofft CP School217 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAll Saints Voluntary Aided Sch366 pupils1.0 miSecondaryDarland High School682 pupils1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Chester7.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL17 miRailway stationGwersyllt2.9 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 83.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL12 postcode district.
