Local servicesHospitalSpire Yale Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryCaergwrle Medical Practice1.7 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistBridge End Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBrymbo Aided (St. Mary's)135 pupils1.2 miPrimaryAbermorddu CP School173 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCastell Alun High School1,283 pupils2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Chester10.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL19 miRailway stationCefn-y-Bedd1.7 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 84.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL11 postcode district.
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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People6,043 residentsin the Hope census areaMedian age 47.82,590 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,889 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C858 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 · 1.4 mi · 56 haWaun-y-llyn Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 30 haParc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alunpark · 1.9 mi · 154 haMoss Valley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 19 haBryn-Yorkin Manorsports ground · 1.3 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 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 199046 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation167 m548 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 308 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
