St Asaph
St Asaph is a city in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 3,000. There are 13 bus stops in the area and the nearest railway station is Central Station, 7.6 km away. Local facilities include 7 restaurants and cafés. The average sold house price is around £279,696. In June 2026, there were 23 recorded street crimes, 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 St Asaph 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
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 9° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:39
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Crime
22 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Shoplifting3
- Criminal damage & arson1
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: St. Asaph East · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social Behaviour across the district
- Engagement with partners
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
52 food businesses within 2 miles
- 44 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Central Station (7.6 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rhyl (7.6 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 (0.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (0.9 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Lower Street (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds8
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:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens68
- Restaurants & cafés11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,355 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
82 jobs advertised · £39,260 avg
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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
88% low-carbon electricity
Wind 76% · Gas 12% · Nuclear 9% · Solar 3%
48 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
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
Diocese of St Asaph · 0.1 kmThe Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese of the Church in Wales in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.
St Asaph Cathedral · 0.1 kmThe Cathedral Church of Saints Asaph and Cyndeyrn, commonly called St Asaph Cathedral, is a Church in Wales cathedral in St Asaph, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of St Asaph. The cat…
St Asaph · 0.2 kmSt Asaph is a cathedral city and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 3,485, making it the second-smallest city in the United Kingdom in terms of pop…
St Asaph railway station · 0.2 kmSt Asaph railway station served the city of St Asaph in Denbighshire, Wales. It was opened by the Vale of Clwyd Railway on 5 October 1858 and closed on 19 September 1955. The station building and northbound platform a…
Ysgol Glan Clwyd · 0.3 kmYsgol Glan Clwyd is a designated Welsh-medium secondary school for pupils aged 11–19 years old. The school serves the northern parts of Denbighshire, as well as parts of Flintshire and east Conwy and is overseen by th…
St Asaph City F.C. · 0.4 kmSt Asaph City Football Club is a Welsh football team based in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales. They play in the North Wales Coast East Premier Division.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Asaph?
- St Asaph is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Denbighshire local authority.
- How deprived is St Asaph?
- The Denbighshire local authority, which includes St Asaph, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.