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Corwen

Corwen is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 477. There are around 6 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery, and 1 pharmacy, along with 7 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Corwen, 0.3 km away, and the average sold house price is around £268,938. There were around 12 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 Corwen 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
Clwyd South
Police force
North Wales

Weather

15°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 8° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:38

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Corwen · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Behaviour across the district
  • Engagement with partners

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

Road safety

90 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 118 casualties · 9.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

33 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 27 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Corwen (0.3 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£198,995 average 3.6% YoY

Across Denbighshire · to 2026-06

Detached£266,355
Semi-detached£182,059
Terraced£147,310
Flat£95,151

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£712 average monthly rent 5.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £545
  • 2 bed £702
  • 3 bed £805

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

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

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Green Lane Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds5

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)

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

Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid Cymru

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

79 jobs advertised · £26,090 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Cleaner - Denbighshire

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£660 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 80% · Nuclear 13% · Solar 6% · Gas 0%

2 gCO₂/kWh · very low 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:

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

Notable places nearby

  • SS Mael and Sulien's Church, Corwen · 0.2 km

    Saint Mael and Saint Sulien's Church is a church located in the town of Corwen in Denbighshire in Wales. It was formerly located in the ancient county of Merionethshire.

  • Corwen railway station · 0.2 km

    Corwen railway station refers to two stations, on different sites, which have existed in the town of Corwen in Denbighshire, Wales.

  • Corwen · 0.2 km

    Corwen is a town and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. Historically, Corwen was part of the county of Merionethshire. Corwen stands on the banks of the River Dee beneath the Berwyn mountains. The town…

  • Corwen F.C. · 0.3 km

    Corwen F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Corwen, Denbighshire. They currently play in the Ardal NE League.

  • Corwen East railway station · 0.3 km

    Corwen East railway station in the town of Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, was a temporary station on the former Ruabon to Barmouth Line. It was the western terminus of the preserved Llangollen Railway from 2014 to 2018.

  • Clawdd Poncen · 1.1 km

    Clawdd Poncen is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) northwest of Corwen, on the opposite bank of the River Dee. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 300.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Corwen?
Corwen is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
What is the population of Corwen?
Corwen has an approximate settlement population of 477.
How deprived is Corwen?
The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Corwen, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.