LL13 8BA Wrexham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Smithfield.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wrexham in 2026-27: Band D £2,309 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,539 | £1,796 | £2,052 | £2,309 | £2,822 | £3,335 | £3,848 | £4,618 | £5,387 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (43% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wrexham Town. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- 10 High Street, grade II
- 11 High Street, grade II
- 20 Charles Street, grade II
- 21 Charles Street, grade II
- 22 Charles Street, grade II
- 23 Charles Street, grade II
- 40 Henblas Street, grade II
- 8 High Street, grade II
- 9 High Street, grade II
- Butcher's Market, grade II
- Central Arcade, grade II
- General Market Building, grade II
- General Market Building, grade II
- General Market Building, grade II
- General Market Building, grade II
- General Market Building, grade II
- General Market Building, grade II
- General Market Building - Public Convenience (Ladies), grade II
- General Market Buildings, grade II
- Midland Bank, grade II
- The Feathers Public House, grade II
- The Golden Lion Public House, grade II
- The Old Vaults Public House, grade II
- Wymmstay Arms Hotel, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 26 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 81 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wrexham Central 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Wrexham General 685,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Gwersyllt 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 69 within 800 m; nearest Market Street B Wrexham | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wrexham Bus Station 5 | 390 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 33.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St George's Crescent Surgery | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Talking Teeth | 0 m |
| Hospital | Wrexham Maelor Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | North Wales Police - Wrexham City | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 55 Hope Street Halifax | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Gardd Hedd y Crofft 1,910 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 13 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,460 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 10 Church Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south-west. 133 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| 9 Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| 8 Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| 7 Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| Wrexham Churchyard Ornamental Wrought Iron Gates and Screen | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-west |
| Wat's Dyke: Section SSW of Wrexham Station, 130m Long | Scheduled monument | 830 m north-west |
| Fairy Oak Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 850 m south-west |
| Wrexham Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-west |
| Erddig | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Coed-y-glyn Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Bryn-y-cabanau Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Marchwiel Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Balloon Hill | Hill | 2.3 km east |
| Moss Valley | Valley | 3.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.