Rhyl
Rhyl is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 25,874. It has 1 GP surgery, 4 pharmacies, 1 park, and 28 restaurants and cafés, with 21 bus stops and Rhyl railway station 0.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £195,487, and there were around 395 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 Rhyl 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°CSunny
- Today: 15° / 8° · 65% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:46
13h 11m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Crime
482 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences197
- Anti-social behaviour90
- Shoplifting45
- Public order38
50 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Rhyl West · 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
307 food businesses within 2 miles
- 235 rated 4–5 ★ (199 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rhyl (0.3 km)
- 25 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rhyl (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£198,995 average▲ 3.6% YoY
Across Denbighshire · to 2026-06
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 (7.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: West Kinmel Street Car Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches32
- Playgrounds17
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
Gill German
Labour
Clwyd North
Recent votes:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens230
- Restaurants & cafés82
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,355 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
221 jobs advertised · £33,505 avg
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Placement Officer, Customer Service Representative (Maternity Cover)
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
90% low-carbon electricity
Wind 40% · Nuclear 29% · Solar 18% · Imports 6%
20 gCO₂/kWh · very 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 North:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office441 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership348 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s332 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test264 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership213 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Rhyl Town Hall · 0.1 kmRhyl Town Hall is a municipal structure in Wellington Road in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Rhyl Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Rhyl West · 0.2 kmRhyl West is the name of one of the electoral wards of the town of Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales. It covers the northwest part of the town, including the town centre at one end and as far as Marine Lake and the Marina Qua…
Rhyl railway station · 0.3 kmRhyl railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line and serves the holiday resort of Rhyl, Wales.

Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Rhyl · 0.3 kmOur Lady of the Assumption Church, also known as St Mary's Church, is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rhyl, Denbighshire. It was founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus and was rebuilt in 1973. The original foundati…
Prescott punch · 0.5 kmIn the evening of 16 May 2001, John Prescott, the British deputy prime minister, was hit in the face by an egg while walking to a Labour Party election rally at the Little Theatre in Rhyl, North Wales, in the run-up t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rhyl?
- Rhyl is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
- What is the population of Rhyl?
- Rhyl has an approximate settlement population of 25,874.
- How deprived is Rhyl?
- The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Rhyl, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.