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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People6,387 residentsin the Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley census areaMedian age 51.32,760 households77% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,060 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C707 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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)
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,913 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryLaurel Bank Surgery3.1 miPharmacyWell3.1 miDentistMalpas Dental Surgery3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBorderbrook School12 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Maelor School787 pupils3.4 miCollegeReaseheath College13.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chester14.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationWhitchurch (Shrops)6.6 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 78.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal29 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY14 postcode district.
