LL14 5BL Wrexham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dyffryn Ceiriog.
Streets
- B4500, Y Waun / Chirk: 15 addresses
- Castle Mill, Bronygarth: 9 addresses
- Ty Brickley, Bronygarth: 8 addresses
- B4500, Llwynmawr: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near B4500, Bronygarth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near B4500, Bronygarth: 1 address
- B4500, Llwynmawr: 1 address
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 C (20% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- Castle Mill Bridge, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 38 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 13 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 3 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 87 m and 187 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% of premises; 7% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Mill Chirk | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | No. 22 Oswestry | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 47.8 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chirk Surgery | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Talking Teeth | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Chirk Community Hospital | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Police | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Holyhead Road - Chirk, Chirk Cashzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Maes Owen Glyndŵr 1.5 ha | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Offa's Dyke: Chirk Castle Section extending NE from Castle Mill, a scheduled monument, 370 m north-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Offa's Dyke: Chirk Castle Section extending NE from Castle Mill | Scheduled monument | 370 m north-east |
| Offa's Dyke: section 300yds (270m) long, S of Pen-y-Bryn Also in Clwyd: Wales | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Stable Ranges | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Chirk Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending 340m NE of Home Farm | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Chirk Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gwyningar Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Deer Park Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Newhall Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Selattyn Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Vale of Llangollen | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 38 |
21 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wrexham: see them on the Wrexham page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on B4500.