LL15 1LB Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ruthin.
Streets
- Mwrog Street, Llanfwrog: 52 addresses
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 C (43% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ruthin Town and Llanfwrog. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 83 Mwrog Street, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 52 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 51 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 51 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 52 addresses are between 57 m and 61 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ty`n-y-Parc Middle Ruthin | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 39.9 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Plas Meddyg | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mount Street (Dental Surgery) | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ruthin Community Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Denbigh Police Station | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN Ltd - Ruthin, Ruthin Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.1 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,850 m² | 290 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Porth, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m north-east. 192 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 22 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Porth | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-east |
| 51 Clwyd Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-east |
| The Old Gaol | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-east |
| Ruthin Castle Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m east |
| Ruthin Castle | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Nantclwyd House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Maen Huail Historic Stone | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Ruthin Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Ruthin Churchyard Ornamental Wrought Iron Gates & Screen | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goat Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Coed-y-Galchog | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Coed Marchan | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Coed Ty'n-llŵyn | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Nant-y-berth | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Pengalltegfa | Hill | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 52 |
37 of the postcode's 52 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 Denbighshire: see them on the Denbighshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Mwrog Street.