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Rhuddlan

Rhuddlan is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 3,709. It has 4 bus stops and around 7 restaurants and cafés, with Rhyl railway station 3.7 km away. There were around 33 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 Rhuddlan 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 53% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:36

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

39 reported · August 2026▲ 95% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences18
  • Shoplifting6
  • Criminal damage & arson4
  • Drugs4

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Rhuddlan · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Rhyl Town Centre
  • Retail crime: Marina Quay

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

Road safety

85 reported road collisions (2025)

42 killed or seriously injured · 127 casualties · 8.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

113 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 98 rated 4–5 ★ (89 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rhyl (3.2 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rhyl (3.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£207,130 average▲ 5.2% YoY

Across Denbighshire · to 2026-08

Detached£276,886
Semi-detached£189,599
Terraced£153,981
Flat£98,224

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£718 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £549
  • 2 bed £707
  • 3 bed £811

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

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 (3.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Clwyd Retail Park (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds6

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,666
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,823
  • Net moves+843

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

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

Gill German

Labour

Clwyd North

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

Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens28
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,460 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

23 jobs advertised · £40,372 avg

e.g. Personal Trainer/Fitness Coach - Rhyl, Customer Experience Manager, Safeguarding and Independent Reviewing Officer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£660 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% 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

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 39% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 20% · Solar 9%

81 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

Health services

12 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in LL18

  • Gp Central Ooh Service
  • C & D Ooh Centre
  • Substance Misuse Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • District of Rhuddlan · 0.3 km

    The Borough of Rhuddlan was a local government district with borough status from 1974 to 1996, being one of six districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales.

  • Rhuddlan · 0.5 km

    Rhuddlan is a town, community, and electoral ward in Denbighshire, Wales. Its associated urban zone is mainly on the right bank of the Clwyd; it is directly south of seafront town Rhyl. It gave its name to the Welsh d…

  • Rhuddlan Castle · 0.5 km

    Rhuddlan Castle is a castle located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It was chosen as the location of a castle by Edward I in 1277.

  • Rhuddlan railway station · 0.5 km

    Rhuddlan was a railway station located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire. It first opened in 1858 as part of the Vale of Clwyd Railway, and afterwards under the auspices of several different companies. The station closed to p…

  • Twthill, Rhuddlan · 0.8 km

    Twthill is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle located near Rhuddlan, Denbighshire in North Wales. The earth and timber castle was built during the Norman invasion of Wales in the late 11th century. It was superseded by…

  • River Ffyddion · 0.9 km

    The River Ffyddion is a tributary of the River Clwyd in North Wales. It is this river that forms Dyserth Waterfall.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Rhuddlan?
Rhuddlan is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
What is the population of Rhuddlan?
Rhuddlan has an approximate settlement population of 3,709.
How deprived is Rhuddlan?
The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Rhuddlan, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.