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 – 3:57 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°C1,164 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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-coedmountain · 2.0 miPen y Gwelymountain · 3.2 miCoed Pen-craigwoodland · under a milePengwern Valevalley · 1.8 miNewhall Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miCoed Brongyllwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWenffrwd Nature Reservepark · 2.5 mi · 4 haRiverside Parkpark · 2.7 miParc Gwledig Ty Mawrpark · 3.4 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199035 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · 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
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 370 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChirk Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryGlyn Ceiriog Surgery1.7 miPharmacyGlyn Ceiriog Pharmacy2.0 miDentistBeauwood Dental Care2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryYsgol Bryn Collen166 pupils1.7 miPrimaryYsgol Gymraeg y Gwernant186 pupils1.7 miSecondaryYsgol Dinas Bran1,022 pupils2.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL30 miRailway stationChirk3.1 miBus stationNo. 22Oswestry6.2 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL20 postcode district.
