LL18 2BY Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rhyl South West.
Streets
- Rhuddlan Road, Rhyl: 42 addresses
- Brynhyfryd Avenue, Rhyl: 1 address
- Prince Edward Avenue, Rhyl: 1 address
- Sisson Street, Rhyl: 1 address
- Victoria Road, Rhyl: 1 address
- Williams Street, Rhyl: 1 address
- Vale Road, Rhyl: 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 B (68% of about 880 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 48 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 48 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 48 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
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 stations | Rhyl 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Prestatyn 369,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Abergele and Pensarn 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Road Rhyl | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rhyl Bus Station Stand C | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Smart Parking Morfa Hall Car Park | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 42.2 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Madryn House Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vale Road Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bod Heulog | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Alexandra Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Rhyl Police Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 10 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coronation Gardens 4.1 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Thomas, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 92 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll Brickfields Pond | Lake or reservoir | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Traeth Gorllewin y Rhyl | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Traeth Dwyrain y Rhyl | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Plâs-Bruton Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Bottom | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
| Graig Fawr | Hill | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 10 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 22 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 48 |
39 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Rhuddlan Road.