Bodelwyddan
Bodelwyddan is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 1,794. It has 1 pharmacy, around 5 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Central Station, 4.9 km away. There were around 25 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bodelwyddan area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Denbighshire area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 95,817 residents at roughly 114 people per km².
- Council
- Denbighshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Constituency
- Vale of Clwyd
- Police force
- North Wales
Weather
8°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 5° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:38
9h 22m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Crime
30 reported · August 2026▲ 58% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences14
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Public order4
- Criminal damage & arson3
2 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Bodelwyddan · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Rhyl Town Centre
- Retail crime: Marina Quay
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
85 reported road collisions (2025)
42 killed or seriously injured · 127 casualties · 8.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
49 food businesses within 2 miles
- 45 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Central Station (4.9 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rhyl (5.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£207,130 average▲ 5.2% YoY
Across Denbighshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£718 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY
- 1 bed £549
- 2 bed £707
- 3 bed £811
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 141.8p · AppleGreen (3.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (3.3 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: EG Kinmel Park East (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
95,817 residents in Denbighshire · 114/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,666
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,823
- Net moves+843
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in Wales
12% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 16% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band C (32% of 46,650)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Your MP
Gill German
Labour
Clwyd North
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens17
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,460 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
41 jobs advertised · £46,204 avg
e.g. Engineering Stores Lead, Support Medical Secretary, Bar Team Member
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£660 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,623 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
31% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 49,783 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
55% low-carbon electricity
Gas 42% · Nuclear 31% · Wind 23% · Imports 3%
167 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
12 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in LL18
- Gp Central Ooh Service
- C & D Ooh Centre
- Substance Misuse Service
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd North:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth198 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK159 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases132 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills128 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks126 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Glan Clwyd Hospital · 0.2 kmGlan Clwyd Hospital is a hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Bodelwyddan · 0.2 kmBodelwyddan is a village, electoral ward and community in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Rhyl. The parish includes several smaller hamlets such as Marli and Little Pengwern.
Marble Church, Bodelwyddan · 0.5 kmSt Margaret's Church, Bodelwyddan, nicknamed the Marble Church, is a Decorated Gothic Style parish church in the lower Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, Wales and is visible for many miles because its spire rises to 202…
- Faenol Fawr, Bodelwyddan · 0.6 km
Faenol Fawr is an Elizabethan H-plan mansion with crow-stepped gables. The house is situated immediately to the north of Glan Clwyd Hospital in the parish of Bodelwyddan in the historic county of Flintshire, but now i…
Bodelwyddan Castle · 1.0 kmBodelwyddan Castle, close to the village of Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, Denbighshire in Wales, was built around 1460 by the Humphreys family of Anglesey as a manor house. It was associated with the Williams-Wynn family fo…
Kinmel Park Training Area · 2.1 kmKinmel Park Training Area is an army training ground in what was once the grounds of Kinmel Hall, near Abergele, in Conwy county borough, Wales. The camp was built in 1915 to train troops during the First World War an…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bodelwyddan?
- Bodelwyddan is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
- What is the population of Bodelwyddan?
- Bodelwyddan has an approximate settlement population of 1,794.
- How deprived is Bodelwyddan?
- The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Bodelwyddan, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.