Bwlchgwyn

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 9° · 74% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:37

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

5 reported · July 2026▼ 29% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1
• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Minera · North Wales

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

96 reported road collisions (2024)

32 killed or seriously injured · 126 casualties · 7.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

37 food businesses within 2 miles

• 37 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cefn-y-Bedd (5.4 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£212,502 average▲ 3.4% YoY

Across Wrexham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£766 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY

• 1 bed £594
• 2 bed £707
• 3 bed £836

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.3 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

17 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: WrexhamPublic (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

135,114 residents in Wrexham · 268/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in Wales

7% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 12% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 61,860)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Andrew Ranger

Labour

Wrexham

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Conservative coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,995 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£694 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,786 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,381 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

97% low-carbon electricity

Wind 77% · Nuclear 17% · Solar 3% · Imports 2%

5 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wrexham:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s374 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office314 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership280 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth232 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test213 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  Bwlchgwyn · 0.1 km

  Bwlchgwyn is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, on the A525 road, 5 miles (8 km) west of the city of Wrexham and 10 miles (16 km) south-east of the town of Ruthin. Bwlchgwyn is part of the community of Brymbo…

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  Gwynfryn, Wrexham · 0.9 km

  Gwynfryn is a hill-top village in the community of Minera in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its name, originally that of the village chapel, is formed from the Welsh words bryn, "hill", and gwyn, "white": "white hill"…

• Pentresaeson Halt railway station · 1.4 km

  Pentresaeson Halt railway station was a station in Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 20 March 1905 and closed on 1 January 1931.

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  Berwig Halt railway station · 1.5 km

  Berwig Halt railway station was a station in Minera, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 1 May 1905 and closed on 1 January 1931.

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  Minera · 1.6 km

  Minera is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It adjoins the village of Coedpoeth.

• Vicarage Crossing Halt railway station · 1.6 km

  Vicarage Crossing Halt railway station was a station in Minera, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 1 May 1905 and closed on 1 January 1931.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)