My Area UK

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

6°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 55% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:33

9h 16m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · August 2026▲ 9% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Burglary1

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

102 reported road collisions (2025)

49 killed or seriously injured · 150 casualties · 7.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

25 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 24 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 1 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):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£215,035 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across Wrexham · to 2026-08

Detached£319,935
Semi-detached£200,134
Terraced£162,433
Flat£107,670

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£770 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £597
  • 2 bed £711
  • 3 bed £840

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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: 168.7p · Asda (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 194.7p · Asda (7.6 km)

5 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,448
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,144
  • Net moves+304

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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:

  • 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

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

5,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 54% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 15% · Imports 3%

60 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

Health services

11 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in LL13

  • Clwydian House
  • Wrexham Local Health Board
  • North Wales Gp Ooh Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wrexham:

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

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)

Compare Wrexham with nearby areas

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.