Rhostyllen
Rhostyllen is a town or village in Clwyd, Wales. There are four restaurants and cafés, one pharmacy, two bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Wrexham Central, 2.3 km away. In June 2026, there were 28 recorded street crimes, 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 Rhostyllen 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.
Weather
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 15° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:32
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
22 reported · July 2026▲ 29% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Esclusham · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Reducing Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in the City Centre
- Partnership working
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
331 food businesses within 2 miles
- 320 rated 4–5 ★ (306 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wrexham Central (2.4 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wrexham Central (2.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£212,502 average▲ 3.4% YoY
Across Wrexham · to 2026-06
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: 159.9p · BP (2.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (3.3 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 125 kW
- Nearest: WrexhamPublic (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds3
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
Council control
Independent / Conservative coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,995 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
9 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Become a Chinese Tutor in Rhostyllen – Flexible & Remote, Become a Law Tutor in Rhostyllen – Flexible & Remote
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
89% low-carbon electricity
Wind 56% · Nuclear 32% · Imports 6% · Gas 5%
23 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
Notable places nearby
Bersham Colliery · 0.3 kmBersham Colliery was a large coal mine located near Rhostyllen in Wrexham, Wales. The mine accessed seams found in the Denbighshire Coalfield.
- Rhostyllen railway station · 0.5 km
Rhostyllen was a minor railway station of the Great Western Railway, located on the Rhos Branch just off the Shrewsbury to Chester Line a couple of miles south of Wrexham in Wales. Rhostyllen was a mining area and the…
Rhostyllen · 0.6 kmRhostyllen is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south-west of the city of Wrexham. At the time of the 2001 census, area Wrexham 014A, which includes Rhostyllen itself, had a population of 1,383 in 599 househ…
Rhostyllen F.C. · 0.6 kmRhostyllen Football Club is a Welsh football club from Rhostyllen in Wrexham County Borough. The club was founded in 2015 and they play in the North East Wales Division One.
Bersham Ironworks · 0.8 kmBersham Ironworks was a large ironworks at Bersham, near Wrexham, Wales. The original working site of John Wilkinson, it was the first site in the world to use a new way of boring holes in cannon and steam engine cyli…
Bersham · 1.0 kmBersham is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, that lies next to the River Clywedog, and is in the community of Esclusham. Bersham was historically a major industrial centre of the area, but despite this the v…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rhostyllen?
- Rhostyllen is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Wrexham local authority.
- How deprived is Rhostyllen?
- The Wrexham local authority, which includes Rhostyllen, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.