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Ruabon

Ruabon is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 3,091. It has two GP surgeries and two pharmacies, with 5 bus stops and Ruabon railway station 0.2 km away. There were around 60 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 Ruabon 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
Clwyd South
Police force
North Wales

Weather

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 6° · 40% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:37

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

88 reported · August 2026▼ 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences35
  • Anti-social behaviour16
  • Criminal damage & arson12
  • Shoplifting10

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Penycae and Ruabon South · 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

92 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 90 rated 4–5 ★ (86 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ruabon (0.2 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ruabon (0.2 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 (2.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (2.8 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 125 kW
  • Nearest: Costa Drive-Thru (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds7

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

Council control

Independent / Conservative coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised · £29,343 avg

e.g. Warehouse Operative, Administrator, Operations - Arborist Team Leader

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

51% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Nuclear 25% · Wind 20% · Solar 6%

185 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

5 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in LL14

  • The Surgery
  • Chirk Surgery
  • The Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Notable places nearby

  • Bridge End Inn · 0.0 km

    The Bridge End Inn is a pub in Ruabon, Wales. Located in a former coaching inn, since 2008 it has been operated by the McGivern family and has its own microbrewery. It has received various local and national awards.

  • St Mary's Church, Ruabon · 0.1 km

    St Mary's is a Grade I listed church in Ruabon, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated in the church yard between Bridge Street and Church Street. Included in the listing is the lych gate and churchyard walls.…

  • Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Ruabon · 0.1 km

    The Wynnstay Arms is a hotel and public house in Ruabon, Wales. The Grade II listed building dates from the 18th-century and was a coaching inn. Meetings of the Football Association of Wales were held in the hotel in…

  • Ruabon railway station · 0.2 km

    Ruabon railway station is a combined rail and bus interchange serving Ruabon, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is the second busiest station in Wrexham County Borough in terms of passenger journeys, after the mainlin…

  • Ruabon · 0.2 km

    Ruabon is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from Rhiw Fabon, rhiw being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and Fabon being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church nam…

  • Ruabon Grammar School · 0.3 km

    Ruabon Grammar School was situated in Ruabon, Denbighshire in north-east Wales. It provided a grammar school education to boys in the parishes of Ruabon and Erbistock. Ruabon Grammar School for Boys became a Denbighsh…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ruabon?
Ruabon is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Wrexham local authority.
What is the population of Ruabon?
Ruabon has an approximate settlement population of 3,091.
How deprived is Ruabon?
The Wrexham local authority, which includes Ruabon, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.