Chirk
Chirk is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 4,007. It has around 1 pharmacy and 4 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and Chirk railway station is 0.9 km away. There were around 27 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 Chirk area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wrexham area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 135,114 residents at roughly 268 people per km².
Weather
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 17° / 9° · 72% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:37
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
35 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour15
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
Neighbourhood team: Chirk South · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Continuing our focus on tackling antisocial behaviour and criminal activity.
- Visibility and engagement with our communities.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
37 food businesses within 2 miles
- 37 rated 4–5 ★ (37 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chirk (0.9 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chirk (1.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£212,502 average▲ 3.4% YoY
Across Wrexham · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (8.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (9.5 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 125 kW
- Nearest: McDonald's Chirk Retail Park (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
135,114 residents in Wrexham · 268/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Council tax
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
Council control
Independent / Conservative coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,995 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
23 jobs advertised · £29,456 avg
e.g. Quality Specialist, Accommodation Housekeeper, Senior Carer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 58,381 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
99% low-carbon electricity
Wind 78% · Nuclear 16% · Solar 4% · Imports 1%
3 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- 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
Notable places nearby
Chirk AAA F.C. · 0.4 kmChirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They compete in the North East Wales Division Two. They were previously in the Premier division of the Welsh National League since their relegation after…
Chirk War Memorial · 0.4 kmChirk War Memorial is a war memorial in the Welsh town of Chirk, now in Wrexham County Borough. The memorial stands on a traffic island at the east end of Station Avenue, at its junction Church Street. It became a Gra…
Chirkland · 0.6 kmChirkland was a marcher lordship in north-east Wales. It was created in 1282 from parts of Powys Fadog granted to Roger Mortimer de Chirk, third son of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, who then built C…
Chirk · 0.7 kmChirk is a town and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, 10 miles south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the traditional county of Denbighsh…
- Ceiriog Rural District · 0.7 km
Ceiriog was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1935 to 1974.
- Chirk Community Hospital · 0.9 km
Chirk Community Hospital is a community hospital in Chirk, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chirk?
- Chirk is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Wrexham local authority.
- What is the population of Chirk?
- Chirk has an approximate settlement population of 4,007.
- How deprived is Chirk?
- The Wrexham local authority, which includes Chirk, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.