Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:45 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:23 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,726 residentsin the Rhosllannerchrugog & Johnstown South census areaMedian age 41.22,998 households54% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright27% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,966 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, manufacturing 16%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 75% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C930 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesBonc yr Hafodpark · 1.0 mi · 38 haStryt Las Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haHafod y Bwch Commemorative Woodlandpark · 1.3 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes163 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199040 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,259 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrexham Maelor Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRhos Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryYsgol Maes y Mynydd292 pupilsright hereSecondaryGrango580 pupilsright herePrimaryYsgol I.D. Hooson228 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Chester14.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationRuabon1.9 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station3.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops88 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL14 postcode district.
