Machine Square Wrexham / Wrecsam, Wrexham
25 addresses across 2 postcodes (LL13), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 46905161.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £107,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 19).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Wrexham costs £2,309 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wrexham Central, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bellevue Park, is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 86 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Plas Y Bryn Medical Centre, about 50 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 26% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 388 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £107,500 | £107,500 | £107,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £88,500 | £88,500 | £88,500 |
| 2019 | 2 | £82,500 | £78,500 | £86,500 |
| 2016 | 11 | £86,500 | £82,450 | £89,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | 5 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 2024 | 6 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £107,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Dec 2023 | 4 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 2 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £84,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 May 2021 | 7 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 14 LL13 7AE | Other | £1,890,547 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Jun 2020 | 6 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £88,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2019 | 3 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £78,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jul 2019 | 9 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £86,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 14 LL13 7AE | Other | £2,080,207 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 12 LL13 7AE | Other | £10,200 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 May 2017 | 4 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £77,500 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 1 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 2 Sep 2016 | 9 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £86,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 5 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £87,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 6 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £86,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 2 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 19 Jul 2016 | 3 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £87,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 2016 | 8 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2016 | 10 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £82,450 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2016 | 12 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £82,450 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Apr 2016 | 11 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £89,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 18 Mar 2016 | 7 LL13 7AE | Flat or maisonette | £86,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 44 m². Most common: Flat (24). Built: 2017 (12); 2016 (7); 2012 onwards (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 1 Machine Square
- 4 Machine Square
- 5 Machine Square
- 6 Machine Square
- 8 Machine Square
- 9 Machine Square
- 11 Machine Square
- 14 Machine Square
- 15 Machine Square
- 16 Machine Square
- 17 Machine Square
- 18 Machine Square
- 19 Machine Square
- 20 Machine Square
- 21 Machine Square
- 22 Machine Square
- 23 Machine Square
- 24 Machine Square
- 25 Machine Square
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (43% of about 2,100 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Salisbury Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
None of the 46 address points in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 86 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL13 7AE | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| LL13 7DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wrexham Central 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Wrexham General 685,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Gwersyllt 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 61 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pen-Y-Bryn Wrexham | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wrexham Bus Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Tenters Square, LL13 | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 34 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Plas Y Bryn Medical Centre | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ruabon Road Dental Practice | 340 m |
| Hospital | Wrexham Maelor Hospital | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | North Wales Police - Wrexham City | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Poplar Road Cashzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bellevue Park 6.9 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 13 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Court Recreation Ground 4.6 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tomb of Elihu Yale, west of Church of St Giles, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m north-east. 134 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tomb of Elihu Yale, west of Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-east |
| Parish Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north-east |
| 7 Town Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-east |
| Wrexham Churchyard Ornamental Wrought Iron Gates and Screen | Scheduled monument | 300 m north-east |
| St. Giles' Churchyard Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-east |
| Fairy Oak Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 360 m south-west |
| Hillbury Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Wrexham Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Erddig | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coed-y-glyn Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Lewis Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Bryn-y-cabanau Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Cup and Saucer Waterfall | Waterfall | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Balloon Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Moss Valley | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 25 |
13 of the street's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wrexham: see them on the Wrexham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles Controlled Primary School Church in Wales English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 70 m | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| St Mary's RC Primary Roman Catholic English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 160 m | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Victoria Community Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High Roman Catholic & Anglican English medium | Secondary | 11–16 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Alexandra C P School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Bodhyfryd Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Clywedog English medium | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Rhosddu County Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Hafod y Wern Community Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary Roman Catholic English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Gwenfro Community Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Plas Coch Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMASHI WREXHAM LL13 7HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2025 |
| The Bowling Green Hotel LL13 7HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Co-Op Late Shop LL13 7DG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 110 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Fairfield Tavern LL13 7DW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Curry corner LL13 7PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 4 Good | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Thaidine LL13 7HP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Maurice's Bar LL13 7HP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| China China LL13 7PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Deniz Continental Food Store LL13 7NY | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2024 |
| RANG RASOII LIMITED LL13 7LH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| The Parish LL13 8NA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2023 |
| BLUE MINI MARKET LL13 8NB | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2025 |
| Wrexham kitchen cafe and bistro LL13 7LL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Drip k LL13 8NB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2024 |
| Char Slice LL13 8NB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 152 |
| Shoplifting | 109 |
| Drugs | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (115); On or near Nightclub (110); On or near A525 (27); On or near Poplar Road (19); On or near Pen-Y-Bryn (15).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Pizzano (takeaway/sandwich shop, LL11 1TA) now Unknown, was Awaiting inspection (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Chapel Street · Pen-y-Bryn · Tenters Lane · Colemere Street · Earle Street · Bryndraw Terrace · Poplar Road · Bridewell Court · Bellevue Court · Y Feithrinfa · Tenters Lane · Fairfield 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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.