Drefechan Trefechan, Wrexham
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (LL14), about 460 m long. USRN 46900722.
5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £285,000 across 1 sale. 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1). No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Wrexham costs £2,309 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 93% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Ruabon, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 201 to 231 m above sea level. The nearest GP surgery is The Health Centre, about 2.4 km away. About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £298,000 | £298,000 | £298,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £287,000 | £287,000 | £287,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2020 | STONE HOUSE LL14 1UE | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2011 | THE HOLLIES LL14 1UE | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2008 | BWYTHYN PEN Y MAES LL14 1UE | Detached | £298,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2007 | ORRILLIA LL14 1UE | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2006 | THE HOLLIES LL14 1UE | Detached | £287,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 154 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Wrexham in 2026-27: Band D £2,309 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,539 | £1,796 | £2,052 | £2,309 | £2,822 | £3,335 | £3,848 | £4,618 | £5,387 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (32% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 53 address points in this street's postcodes, 2 at high risk, 1 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: 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| LL14 1UE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 |
| LL14 2RL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 201 m and 231 m above sea level (223 m on average); the ground rises about 30 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL14 1UE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LL14 2RL | 93% | 93% | 93% | 4% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km |
| Wrexham Central 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Wrexham Bus Station | 8.1 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 40.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Health Centre | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Penycae Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Rhos Dental Practice | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Chirk Community Hospital | 7.0 km |
| Police station | Rhos Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Rhosllannerchrugog NatWest | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 180 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8.2 ha | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, a World Heritage Site, 5.1 km south. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Top Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 310 m south-west |
| Bottom Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 340 m south-east |
| Plas-uchaf Wood | Wood | 480 m south-west |
| Tyddyn-uchaf Wood | Wood | 740 m west |
| Newtown Mountain | Hill | 760 m north-west |
| Yew Tree Dingle | Valley | 940 m north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penycae Community Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol I.D. Hooson Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (north-wales).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.