LL18 2DS Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rhyl South West.
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 (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 2 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 2 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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 4 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 | 290 m |
| Prestatyn 369,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Abergele and Pensarn 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Morrison Rhyl | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rhyl Bus Station Stand A | 300 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Smart Parking Morfa Hall Car Park | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarence Medical Centre | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Rhyl | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bod Heulog | 610 m |
| Hospital | Royal Alexandra Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Rhyl Police Station | 480 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coronation Gardens 4.1 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 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*), 560 m north. 97 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll Brickfields Pond | Lake or reservoir | 620 m south |
| Traeth Gorllewin y Rhyl | Beach | 1.1 km north-west |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Plâs-Bruton Covert | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Bottom | Wetland | 4.5 km north-east |
| Graig Fawr | Hill | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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
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 | 34 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.