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Gronant

Gronant is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 1,258. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Prestatyn, 2.7 km away. There were around 10 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 Gronant 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

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 61% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:36

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

28 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Public order8
  • Burglary3
  • Anti-social behaviour2

Neighbourhood team: Gronant · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling the misuse of Drugs
  • Anti-Social Behaviour including Anti-Social Driving

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

108 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 89 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Prestatyn (3.1 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Prestatyn (3.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£207,130 average▲ 5.2% YoY

Across Denbighshire · to 2026-08

Detached£276,886
Semi-detached£189,599
Terraced£153,981
Flat£98,224

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 (10.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 51 kW
  • Nearest: Fern Lane (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds8

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

Becky Gittins

Labour

Clwyd East

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,460 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 39% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 24% · Solar 6%

95 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

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LL19

  • Hafen Lles
  • North Denbigshire Cluste
  • Upcc At Healthy Prestatyn

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Gronant · 0.4 km

    Gronant is a village in Flintshire, Wales, about 2 miles east of Prestatyn. The population, as measured by the 2001 census, is 1,595, living in 697 households. The average age of the populace is 41.4 years, slightly h…

  • Big Pool Wood · 1.1 km

    Big Pool Wood is a Nature reserve located near Gronant, Flintshire, Wales. The site is part of the Dee Estuary SSSI & SAC due to the unique wildlife and organisms found in the area. The reserve is centered around a po…

  • Point of Air Lifeboat Station · 1.2 km

    Point of Air Lifeboat Station was located on the shore at Gronant, a village situated 2 miles (3.2 km) to the west of the Point of Ayr, the most northerly point of Flintshire and mainland Wales.

  • Gwespyr · 1.6 km

    Gwespyr is a village in Flintshire on the north coast of Wales in the community of Llanasa. Gwespyr had a population of 289 people in the 2001 census. It overlooks Point of Ayr on the west side of the River Dee estuar…

  • Golden Grove, Flintshire · 1.7 km

    Golden Grove is an Elizabethan house to the west of the village of Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales. The mansion dates from 1578 and was built by Sir Edward Morgan, an official at the court of Elizabeth I. In the 19th centu…

  • Gronant Dunes and Talacre Warren · 1.7 km

    Gronant Dunes and Talacre Warren is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, along the north Wales coast.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Gronant?
Gronant is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
What is the population of Gronant?
Gronant has an approximate settlement population of 1,258.
How deprived is Gronant?
The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Gronant, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.