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Holt (Wrexham)

Holt (Wrexham) is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 2,200. There are around 4 restaurants and cafés and one pharmacy, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gresford (WDSME), 6.4 km away. There were around 23 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 Holt (Wrexham) 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
Wrexham
Police force
North Wales

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 63% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:34

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

8 reported · July 2026 38% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Holt · 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

24 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gresford (WDSME) (6.4 km)
  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wrexham Central (8.4 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: 164.7p · Asda (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (7.6 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: WrexhamPublic (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds6

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

Andrew Ranger

Labour

Wrexham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Conservative coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,995 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £30,784 avg

e.g. Cscs Labourer

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

84% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 56% · Wind 25% · Imports 10% · Gas 6%

27 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 Wrexham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Holt, Wrexham · 0.2 km

    Holt is a medieval village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated on the border with England and within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly…

  • Holt Castle · 0.2 km

    Holt Castle was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the River Dee, in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Work began on the castle in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars.

  • St Chad's Church, Holt · 0.4 km

    St Chad's Church, Holt, is in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales overlooking the River Dee and the Wales–England border. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Alyn, the archdeaconry of Wrex…

  • Farndon Bridge · 0.6 km

    Farndon Bridge, also known as Holt Bridge, crosses the River Dee and the England–Wales border between the villages of Farndon, Cheshire, England and Holt, Wrexham, Wales. The bridge, which was built in the mid-14th ce…

  • St Chad's Church, Farndon · 0.7 km

    St Chad's Church is in the village of Farndon, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with…

  • Farndon, Cheshire · 0.8 km

    Farndon is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Dee, which here forms the England–Wales borde…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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