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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People7,674 residentsin the New Broughton & Bryn Cefn census areaMedian age 39.13,294 households62% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright23% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,731 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 15%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 75% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C859 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesMoss Valleypark · 1.3 mi · 56 haParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 1.7 mi · 154 haMinera Lead Mines Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 17 haBroughton War Memorial Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haMoss Valley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 19 haGwyn Evans Sports Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 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 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,542 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 138 to 229 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryForge Road Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSignature Smiles Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryYsgol Tan-y-Fron139 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Penrhyn New Broughton CP218 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Bryn Alyn701 pupils1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chester11.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL21 miRailway stationGwersyllt1.5 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 22.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops96 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL11 postcode district.
