LL20 8BE Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Llangollen.
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 D (23% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- Plas Newydd, grade II*
- Chester High Cross Stem in the grounds of Plas Newydd, grade II
- Dairy House at Plas Newydd, grade II
- Font in the grounds of Plas Newydd, grade II
- Former Coach House in the grounds of Plas Newydd, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 31 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 31 addresses are between 104 m and 108 m above sea level (106 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 stations | Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Glascoed Llangollen | 90 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Llangollen Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 46.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Canolfan Iechyd | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beauwood Dental Care | 300 m |
| Hospital | Chirk Community Hospital | 8.2 km |
| Police station | Police | 8.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Llangollen Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,250 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riverside Park 1.3 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,200 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Plas Newydd, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m east. 172 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Plas Newydd | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m east |
| Plas Newydd, Llangollen | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 150 m south-east |
| St.Collen's Parish Church | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north |
| Llangollen Bridge | Scheduled monument | 500 m north-west |
| Llangollen Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m north-west |
| T-Shaped Range to rear of Pengwern Hall (including Vaulted Undercroft) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Castell Dinas Bran | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Bryntisilio | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Min-y-coed | Wood | 160 m east |
| Pen-y-coed | Hill | 930 m east |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Pengwern Vale | Valley | 1.0 km south-east |
| Wern-uchaf Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Cefn-y-fedw Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.4 | 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 | 62 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 33% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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.