LL15 1BB Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Ruthin.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Denbighshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,339 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,079 | £2,339 | £2,859 | £3,379 | £3,898 | £4,678 | £5,458 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (23% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 30 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 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: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 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 30 addresses are between 57 m and 58 m above sea level (57 m on average).
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 station | Penyffordd 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.2 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Ruthin Tesco | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 39.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plas Meddyg | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Street (Dental Surgery) | 200 m |
| Hospital | Ruthin Community Hospital | 600 m |
| Police station | Denbigh Police Station | 10.4 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ruthin Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.3 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Church House (Old Grammar School), a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-west. 173 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Church House (Old Grammar School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-west |
| The Old Cloisters | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-west |
| Parish and Collegiate Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m south-west |
| Ruthin Churchyard Ornamental Wrought Iron Gates & Screen | Scheduled monument | 300 m south-west |
| Churchyard Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Maen Huail Historic Stone | Scheduled monument | 370 m south-west |
| Nantclwyd House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 500 m south-west |
| Castle Farm Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 530 m south |
| Ruthin Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goat Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Coed Ty'n-llŵyn | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Coed Marchan | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Coed-y-Galchog | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Nant-y-berth | Valley | 2.9 km west |
| Moel-y-Gaer | Hill | 3.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
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 | 40 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.