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Froncysyllte

Froncysyllte is a village in Clwyd, Wales. It has two schools, seven restaurants or cafés, two bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Chirk, 3.5 km away. There were around 23 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Froncysyllte 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.

Council
Wrexham
County
Clwyd
Constituency
Clwyd South
Police force
North Wales

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 9° · 75% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

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 35% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences17
  • Anti-social behaviour9
  • Criminal damage & arson4
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Llangollen Rural · 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

57 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 55 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Chirk (3.5 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Chirk (3.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£212,502 average 3.4% YoY

Across Wrexham · to 2026-06

Detached£317,036
Semi-detached£197,888
Terraced£159,918
Flat£106,099

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 (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (11.8 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 125 kW
  • Nearest: Pontcysyllte Aquaduct Car Park (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches6
  • 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

Your MP

Becky Gittins

Labour

Clwyd East

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Conservative coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,995 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

88% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 26% · Gas 7% · Imports 5%

31 gCO₂/kWh · 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Froncysyllte · 0.3 km

    Froncysyllte, colloquially known as Fron, is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales and stands on the banks of the River Dee and the Llangollen Canal. It is situated on the main A5 road which runs from London to H…

  • Pontcysyllte Aqueduct · 0.9 km

    The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast Wales.

  • Pont Cysyllte · 1.0 km

    Pont Cysyllte, also known as Cysylltau Bridge or Bont Bridge, is a 17th-century road bridge crossing the River Dee near the village of Trevor, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies 200 m west of Thomas Telford's Pont…

  • Tŷ Mawr Country Park · 1.1 km

    Tŷ Mawr Country Park is a country park and farm park near Cefn Mawr in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The country park lies between Cefn-bychan and Newbridge to the north, the River Dee to the south and west, and the…

  • Trevor Basin · 1.1 km

    Trevor Basin is a canal basin on the Llangollen Canal, situated near Trevor, Wrexham County Borough, Wales, in between Llangollen and Ruabon.

  • Ruabon Brook Tramway · 1.2 km

    The Ruabon Brook Tramway was a Welsh horse-drawn tramway linking the Ruabon coalfield to the Ellesmere Canal at Froncysyllte, with a private extension into the Monsanto works at Cefn Mawr which reconnected to the main…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Froncysyllte?
Froncysyllte is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Wrexham local authority.
How deprived is Froncysyllte?
The Wrexham local authority, which includes Froncysyllte, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.