LL20 8LS Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Llangollen.
Streets
- Brook Street, Llangollen: 22 addresses
- Pengwern, Llangollen: 10 addresses
- Butlers Hill, Llangollen: 1 address
- Horseshoe Pass View, Llangollen: 1 address
- Brook Terrace, Llangollen: 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 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: 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
- Plas Newydd, grade II*
- 66 Regent Street, grade II
- D.Dulson & Sons, grade II
- Large outbuilding to rear of Min-Nant, grade II
- Min-Nant, grade II
- Pen-y-Maes, grade II
- Penllyn Evangelical Free Church, grade II
- Telephone Call-box at the corner with Butler Hill, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 35 address points in this postcode, 6 at high risk, 9 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: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 6 at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 2 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: 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 35 addresses are between 89 m and 105 m above sea level (95 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 | 7.7 km |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Coed Afon Llangollen | 200 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Llangollen Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 45.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Canolfan Iechyd | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beauwood Dental Care | 410 m |
| Hospital | Chirk Community Hospital | 8.0 km |
| Police station | Police | 7.9 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Llangollen Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,250 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riverside Park 1.3 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,200 m² | 520 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*), 120 m south-west. 168 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* | 120 m south-west |
| Plas Newydd, Llangollen | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| St.Collen's Parish Church | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m north-west |
| Llangollen Bridge | Scheduled monument | 550 m north-west |
| Llangollen Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m north-west |
| T-Shaped Range to rear of Pengwern Hall (including Vaulted Undercroft) | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south-east |
| Castell Dinas Bran | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Bryntisilio | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Min-y-coed | Wood | 130 m south |
| Pen-y-coed | Hill | 780 m south-east |
| Pengwern Vale | Valley | 930 m south-east |
| Wern-uchaf Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Cefn-y-fedw Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 35 |
11 of the postcode's 35 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 | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Brook Street.