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Art Galleries 9 Museums 9 Theatres 7 Aquariums 6 Holiday Parks 6 Lakes 4 Zoos 3 Golf Courses 3 Theme Parks 2 Park and Gardens 2 Golf Driving Ranges 2 Go Karting 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Nature Reserves 1 Stadiums 1

Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3.2 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.2 miDentistGreen End Dental Practice3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBronington Church In Wales V.a44 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir John Talbot's Schoolages 11-19, 861 pupils3.5 miCollegeReaseheath College12.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL26 miRailway stationWhitchurch (Shrops)3.7 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 712 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY13 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY13 postcode district.

County or areaWrexham
Postcode districtSY13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:45 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:21 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 7°C, lows 2°C743 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLlyn Bedyddlake · 1.5 miHadley Poollake · 1.8 miMaelor Forestforest · 1.8 miBroad Oak Coppicewoodland · under a mileBryn Barleyhill · 2.2 miMatthews's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
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 199038 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.1 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
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Holiday Parks

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Lakes

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Golf Courses

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Park and Gardens

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Golf Driving Ranges

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Go Karting

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Nature Reserves

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Stadiums

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