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Ruthin

Ruthin is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 5,461. It has around 2 pharmacies and 25 restaurants and cafés, 5 bus stops, and the average sold house price is around £294,791. There were around 52 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 Ruthin 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
Clwyd West
Police force
North Wales

Weather

8°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 68% rain
  • Tomorrow: 8° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:36

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

35 reported · August 2026▼ 22% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences18
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Shoplifting5
  • Criminal damage & arson2

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Ruthin · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour and Criminal Activity
  • Visibility, Community Engagement and Partnership Working

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

79 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 64 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Mill Street (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches14
  • Playgrounds5

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

Becky Gittins

Labour

Clwyd East

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

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,460 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

28 jobs advertised · £38,064 avg

e.g. Loading Shovel Operator, Live in Support worker - Ruthin, Production Operative (FLT Training Available)

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Gas 24% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 7%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in LL15

  • Plas Meddyg
  • The Clinic

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • The Old Mill, Ruthin · 0.2 km

    The Old Mill, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales, probably dates from around 1300. The Warden of Ruthin, the early 19th-century Archdeacon Newcome, noted that the building had been used as a garrison chapel. There are…

  • The Morning Star, Ruthin · 0.3 km

    The Morning Star, Ruthin, was listed as a Grade II building on 16 May 1978. It is directly opposite the Ruthin Gaol, and is claimed to be the oldest pub in Ruthin.

  • Ruthin Town F.C. · 0.3 km

    Ruthin Town Football Club is a Welsh football club, based at the Memorial Playing Fields in Ruthin, Denbighshire. Football in Ruthin dates back to 1878 when a new club was formed. In 1880 Ruthin reached the final of t…

  • Nos. 33, 35 & 37 Clwyd Street, Ruthin · 0.4 km

    Nos. 33, 35 & 37 Clwyd Street is a 16th-century timber-framed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire. It was Grade II listed on 16 May 1978. Today, it is used as a shop.

  • Ruthin · 0.4 km

    Ruthin is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and Rhewl. The name comes fro…

  • Ruthin Castle · 0.5 km

    Ruthin Castle is a medieval castle fortification in Wales, near the town of Ruthin in the Vale of Clwyd. It was constructed during the late 13th century by Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the brother of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffud…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ruthin?
Ruthin is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
What is the population of Ruthin?
Ruthin has an approximate settlement population of 5,461.
How deprived is Ruthin?
The Denbighshire local authority, which includes Ruthin, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.