Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:48 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:24 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,237 residentsin the Llangollen & Llandrillo census areaMedian age 52.02,888 households66% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,844 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,606 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 4 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)
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202638 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,137 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation295 m968 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 143 to 444 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRuthin Community Hospital15 miGP surgeryMeddygfa5.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5.2 miDentistBeauwood Dental Care13 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentYsgol Branas Isaf1.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL39 miRailway stationChirk17 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing28 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL21 postcode district.
