Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:46 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:23 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,460 residentsin the Chirk & Ceiriog Valley census areaMedian age 48.52,825 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright20% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,011 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 6°C, lows 1°C1,203 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksPen y Gwelymountain · 2.2 miChirk Castle & Gardenscastle · 2.7 miPen-y-coedmountain · 2.8 miDinas Bran Castlecastle · 3.8 miMaes-y-Mynachhill · 1.7 miTrevor Hallhistoric site · 3.8 miCoed Brongyllwoodland · under a mileCoed Batherwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · 3.3 miWenffrwd Nature Reservepark · 3.4 mi · 4 haParc Gwledig Ty Mawrpark · 4.2 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202639 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,048 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 129 to 380 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChirk Community Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryGlyn Ceiriog Surgery1.4 miPharmacyGlyn Ceiriog Pharmacy1.6 miDentistBeauwood Dental Care3.2 miPolice stationPoliceChirk4.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Llangollen3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Cynddelw83 pupils1.4 miSecondaryYsgol Dinas Bran1,022 pupils3.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL31 miRailway stationChirk3.6 miBus stationNo. 22Oswestry5.7 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationWrexham4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL20 postcode district.
