LL16 3LG Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan.
Streets
- Ffordd-y-Ffair, Dinbych: 26 addresses
- Bridge Street, Dinbych / Denbigh: 3 addresses
- A543, Dinbych / Denbigh: 3 addresses
- Glas Meadow Lane, Dinbych / Denbigh: 1 address
- Ffordd-y-Ffair, Lenten Pool: 1 address
- Lenten Pool, Dinbych / Denbigh: 1 address
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 (37% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Denbigh Town. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- Bronyffynnon aka Hen Cartref, grade II*
- St Mary's Church, grade II*
- 2 Love Lane, grade II
- Former Church Institute, including low stone enclosing walls, grade II
- Former Primary School, grade II
- Market Cross, grade II
- The Britannia PH, grade II
- Welsh Baptist Chapel, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 35 address points in this postcode, 20 at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 20 at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 13 at high risk, 4 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 35 addresses are between 89 m and 100 m above sea level (91 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Rhyl 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.7 km (9.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lenten Pool Denbigh | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 41.8 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bronyffynnon Surgery | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castlewood Dental Care | 60 m |
| Hospital | Denbigh Community Hospital | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Denbigh Police Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food Denbigh Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 190 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,240 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Mary's Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north. 190 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 18 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north |
| Bronyffynnon aka Hen Cartref | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north-east |
| Bryn Celyn | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Town Wall: Western Section | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| St Hilary's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 260 m south-east |
| Earl of Leicester's Church | Scheduled monument | 290 m east |
| Denbigh Castle | Scheduled monument | 320 m south-east |
| Pierce Memorial Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Gwaynynog | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 310 m south-east |
| Coed Cwningaer | Wood | 390 m south-east |
| Coed Parc-Pierce | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Kings Mill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Nant y Lladron | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Stew Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 35 |
29 of the postcode's 35 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 | 42 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 3 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 Ffordd-y-Ffair.