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Minera

Minera is a town or village in Clwyd, Wales. It has around 1 GP surgery and 1 pharmacy, and the nearest railway station is Gwersyllt, 4.9 km away. There were around 19 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Minera 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

7°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 4° · 56% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:35

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

42 reported · August 2026▲ 56% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Criminal damage & arson7
  • Public order5

4 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Minera · 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

43 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 41 rated 4–5 ★ (41 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gwersyllt (4.9 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gwersyllt (4.9 km):

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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: 138.8p · AppleGreen (8.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8.6 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: WrexhamPublic (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • 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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Conservative coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £29,161 avg

e.g. Production Operative/Driver, Customer Delivery Driver - Cat C (Temporary)

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

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Nuclear 31% · Gas 23% · Imports 3%

92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

9 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in LL11

  • Caritas Surgery
  • Primary Care Smp
  • Kaleidoscope East

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

  • Vicarage Crossing Halt railway station · 0.0 km

    Vicarage Crossing Halt railway station was a station in Minera, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 1 May 1905 and closed on 1 January 1931.

  • Minera · 0.3 km

    Minera is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It adjoins the village of Coedpoeth.

  • Coed Poeth railway station · 0.6 km

    Coed Poeth railway station was a station in Coedpoeth, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 15 November 1897, closed to passengers on 1 January 1931 and closed completely on 2 November 1964.

  • Berwig Halt railway station · 0.6 km

    Berwig Halt railway station was a station in Minera, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 1 May 1905 and closed on 1 January 1931.

  • Minera Lead Mines · 1.1 km

    The township of Minera, near Wrexham, in North-East Wales was a major centre of lead mining for centuries, reaching its peak of production in the 1860s. Mining finished in 1914, but buried under the spoil in one area…

  • New Brighton, Wrexham · 1.1 km

    New Brighton is a small hamlet near Minera, in north-east Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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