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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C747 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 11 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)
Nearby landmarksWineberry Gorsewoodland · under a mileButt's Hillhill · 1.6 miHope Mountainmountain · 4.3 miBryn-Alynhill · 1.9 miMaes y Pantwoodland · under a mileThe Flashpond · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 2.2 mi · 154 haActon Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 20 haMoss Valleypark · 3.2 mi · 56 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202550 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.7 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
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrexham Maelor Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryAlyn Family Doctors1.9 miPharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChapel Cottage Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThe Rofft CP School217 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAll Saints Voluntary Aided Sch366 pupils1.0 miSecondaryDarland High School682 pupils1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chester8.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationGwersyllt2.8 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 83.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL14 postcode district.
