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Find your town in Clwyd

Clwyd has 39 towns of 2,500 or more and 65 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

39graded towns

4grade A− or better

65villages and smaller places

Wrexhamlargest · 44,781

How Clwyd compares: its report card →

#1 in ClwydPenyfforddA

#2 in ClwydMynydd IsaA⁻

#3 in ClwydAstonA⁻

Almost full moon over All Saints, Gresford

#4 in ClwydGresfordA⁻

Clwyd at a glance

What Clwyd is like

The typical Clwyd town grades highest on cost of living and outdoors against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on jobs & income. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median Clwyd town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How Clwyd’s towns grade overall39 graded towns

A4B5C20D10

4 of 39 (10%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full Clwyd list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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39 towns · ordered by Clwyd rank

Penyffordd

Town · 3,822 people · #242 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺HealthASafetyLowestD⁻Walkability

A⁻

Mynydd Isa

Town · 4,738 people · #406 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASafetyBHazard riskLowestDWalkability

A⁻

Aston

Town · 2,847 people · #427 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestDWalkability

A⁻

Gresford

Town · 4,948 people · #481 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASafetyAJobs & incomeLowestC⁻Walkability

B⁺

Penrhyn Bay

Town · 4,201 people · #632 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASafetyA⁻HealthLowestC⁻Cost of living

B⁺

Broughton

Town · 6,532 people · #688 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBJobs & incomeBCost of livingLowestC⁺Health

Hawarden

Town · 14,284 people · #905 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBCost of livingB⁻SafetyLowestC⁺Hazard risk

B⁻

Ruthin

Town · 5,700 people · #1,055 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestC⁻Safety

B⁻

Buckley

Town · 13,562 people · #1,155 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺Cost of livingLowestCHealth

C⁺

Rhuddlan

Town · 3,791 people · #1,276 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingB⁻WalkabilityLowestCSafety

C⁺

Hope

Town · 4,422 people · #1,303 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingC⁺Hazard riskLowestC⁻Walkability

C⁺

Connah's Quay

Town · 16,768 people · #1,354 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingBHazard riskLowestCJobs & income

Coedpoeth

Town · 4,738 people · #1,413 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBCost of livingBHazard riskLowestC⁻Jobs & income

Rhostyllen

Town · 2,760 people · #1,433 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBCost of livingC⁺Hazard riskLowestCSafety

Chirk

Town · 3,930 people · #1,454 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestDJobs & income

Llangollen

Town · 3,048 people · #1,535 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestDSafety

Shotton

Town · 6,500 people · #1,599 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA⁻Cost of livingLowestDSafety

C⁻

Penmaenmawr

Town · 2,762 people · #1,607 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁻Hazard riskLowestD⁻Jobs & income

C⁻

Flint

Town · 12,776 people · #1,623 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestDHealth

C⁻

Brynteg

Town · 9,229 people · #1,637 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingB⁺Hazard riskLowestDHealth

C⁻

Prestatyn

Town · 16,678 people · #1,668 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingBWalkabilityLowestDHazard risk

C⁻

Conwy

Town · 15,706 people · #1,678 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBWalkabilityC⁺HealthLowestDHazard risk

C⁻

Denbigh

Town · 8,072 people · #1,718 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestDSafety

C⁻

St Asaph

Town · 3,483 people · #1,725 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁻Cost of livingB⁻WalkabilityLowestC⁻Health

C⁻

Mold

Town · 9,890 people · #1,761 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestDSafety

C⁻

Gwersyllt

Town · 7,112 people · #1,777 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺Cost of livingLowestDHealth

C⁻

Ruabon

Town · 3,414 people · #1,799 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingCHazard riskLowestDSafety

C⁻

Llanfairfechan

Town · 3,547 people · #1,802 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityC⁺Cost of livingLowestDJobs & income

C⁻

Rhosllannerchrugog

Town · 12,789 people · #1,815 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingB⁻Hazard riskLowestDHealth

Wrexham

Large town · 44,781 people · #1,836 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBCost of livingLowestD⁻Safety

Rhyl

Large town · 26,982 people · #1,846 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingA⁻WalkabilityLowestD⁻Safety

Holywell

Town · 7,741 people · #1,849 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻Cost of livingLowestD⁻Jobs & income

Bagillt

Town · 5,943 people · #1,894 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingC⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Jobs & income

Llandudno

Town · 14,699 people · #1,933 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityBHazard riskLowestD⁻Safety

Acrefair and Cefn-mawr

Town · 6,905 people · #1,938 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Jobs & income

Llay

Town · 4,666 people · #1,960 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁻Hazard riskC⁺Cost of livingLowestC⁻Jobs & income

Colwyn Bay

Large town · 29,273 people · #2,008 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁻Hazard riskLowestDSafety

Abergele

Town · 8,531 people · #2,013 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁻WalkabilityC⁺Hazard riskLowestDJobs & income

D⁻

Kinmel Bay

Town · 9,016 people · #2,110 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁻Cost of livingB⁻Hazard riskLowestD⁻Safety

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Clwyd lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Clwyd rankings →

Best places to live39 towns · #1 Penyffordd Best small towns28 towns · #1 Penyffordd Most affordable towns39 towns · #1 Rhyl Safest towns39 towns · #1 Mynydd Isa Healthiest towns39 towns · #1 Penyffordd Best towns for jobs & income39 towns · #1 Gresford Most walkable towns39 towns · #1 Llandudno Towns with the lowest flood risk39 towns · #1 Aston and 3 more Best towns for the outdoors39 towns · #1 Prestatyn Most historic towns39 towns · #1 Llangollen Towns with the most civic life39 towns · #1 Llangollen Towns with the highest household incomes39 towns · #1 PenyfforddDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax39 towns · #1 Acrefair and Cefn-mawr and 10 moreDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters39 towns · #1 LlandudnoDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers39 towns · #1 Connah's QuayDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers39 towns · #1 Llanfairfechan and PenmaenmawrDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts39 towns · #1 LlandudnoDescribed, no letters Driest towns39 towns · #1 RhylDescribed, no letters Wettest towns39 towns · #1 PenmaenmawrDescribed, no letters

Villages and small towns

65 smaller places in Clwyd

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

42 places under 1,000 people

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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