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Pentre Maelor

Pentre Maelor is a village in the Clwyd county of Wales. It has 2 restaurants and cafés and the nearest railway station at Gresford (WDSME), 5.1 km away. There were around 9 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 Pentre Maelor 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

8°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 4° · 61% 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

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · August 2026▼ 32% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Other crime4
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Public order2

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

66 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 61 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wrexham Central (4.5 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wrexham Central (4.3 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: 159.9p · BP (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (7.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra-Wrexham (3.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds1

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

  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

28 jobs advertised · £38,560 avg

e.g. Key Account Executive, Line Leader, Sewing Machinist

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

72% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Nuclear 25% · Gas 25% · Imports 3%

99 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

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

  • Pentre Maelor · 0.0 km

    Pentre Maelor is a housing estate near Wrexham Industrial Estate in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. In the 2011 census, its built-up area had a population of 305.

  • Abenbury · 0.1 km

    Abenbury is a community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated south-east of Wrexham city and includes the village of Pentre Maelor and part of the Wrexham Industrial Estate.

  • HM Prison Berwyn · 0.6 km

    HM Prison Berwyn is a £250 million Category C adult male prison in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is the largest prison in the UK, opened in 2017, and is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

  • Marchwiel power station · 0.8 km

    Marchwiel power station was an electricity generating plant providing a central source of electric current for the Marchwiel Trading Estate near Wrexham. It was under state ownership and operation from 1950 to 1960.

  • Sesswick · 1.7 km

    Sesswick is a community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies south-east of Wrexham near Marchwiel. The population of the community at the 2011 Census was 609.

  • Marchwiel railway station · 1.7 km

    Marchwiel railway station was a station in Marchwiel, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 2 November 1895 and closed on 10 September 1962.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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