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Prestatyn

Prestatyn is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 19,085. It has around 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 park, and 23 restaurants and cafés, along with 24 bus stops and Prestatyn railway station 0.5km away. The average sold house price is around £203,673, and there were around 89 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 Prestatyn 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

15°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 18° / 8° · 84% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:39

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

129 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences60
  • Anti-social behaviour31
  • Criminal damage & arson9
  • Public order9

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Prestatyn North · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Rhyl Town Centre
  • Prestatyn high street and retail park

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

90 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 118 casualties · 9.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

146 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 126 rated 4–5 ★ (110 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Prestatyn (0.1 km)
  • 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Prestatyn (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£198,995 average 3.6% YoY

Across Denbighshire · to 2026-06

Detached£266,355
Semi-detached£182,059
Terraced£147,310
Flat£95,151

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£712 average monthly rent 5.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £545
  • 2 bed £702
  • 3 bed £805

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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 (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (9.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Kings' Avenue (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches35
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds26

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)

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:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens135
  • Restaurants & cafés41

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

42 jobs advertised · £39,616 avg

e.g. Labourer, Become a Maths Tutor in Gronant – Flexible & Remote, Fulfilment Shift Leader - Prestatyn Superstore

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£660 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% 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

92% low-carbon electricity

Wind 79% · Nuclear 9% · Gas 8% · Solar 4%

32 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Prestatyn railway station · 0.2 km

    Prestatyn railway station on the North Wales Coast Line serves the town of Prestatyn in North Wales.

  • Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station · 0.6 km

    Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station was the first stop on the Dyserth branch line. It was the only station on the line to have a level crossing. It is also unique because pieces of track have been built into the g…

  • Prestatyn · 0.7 km

    Prestatyn is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically a part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. Prestatyn has a population of 19,085.

  • Prestatyn Castle · 0.9 km

    Prestatyn Castle is a motte and bailey castle in Prestatyn, Wales, built in 1157 on land granted to the Norman lord Robert Banastre by King Henry II of England. It was built on level ground on the coastal plain and co…

  • Woodland Park railway station · 1.1 km

    Woodland Park was an unstaffed halt on the Dyserth branch line in North Wales.

  • Prestatyn High School · 1.2 km

    Prestatyn High School is the only secondary school in the town of Prestatyn, and one of 9 secondary schools in the entire county of Denbighshire. It is one of the largest schools in the region and the country with ove…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Prestatyn?
Prestatyn is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
What is the population of Prestatyn?
Prestatyn has an approximate settlement population of 19,085.
How deprived is Prestatyn?
The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Prestatyn, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.