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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People8,923 residentsin the Town North, University & Rhos-ddu census areaMedian age 47.64,065 households68% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,118 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 15%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle73% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C839 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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)
Parks and green spacesActon Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haParc Goffa Morgan Llwydpark · under a mileErddig Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 84 haCanolfan Chwaraeon Prifysgol Wrecsamsports ground · under a mileWrexham Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 11 haThe Court Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.8 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,686 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrexham Maelor Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryStrathmore Medical Practice15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWrexham Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools19 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 2 specialPrimaryRhosddu County Primary274 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAlexandra C P School367 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRhosnesni High School1,091 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Chester10.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationWrexham Generalunder a mileBus stationWrexham Bus Station 8under a mileFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal24 miBus stops224 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL11 postcode district.
