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Clwyd · 2026

Best places to live in Clwyd

Q: What is the best place to live in Clwyd?

Penyffordd ranks first of 39 graded towns of 2,500+: health (A+) and safety (A) are its strongest grades; walkability (D−) is its lowest. Mynydd Isa and Aston follow.

Penyffordd ranks first of 39 Clwyd towns of 2,500+ residents, and #242 of 2,138 UK towns. 4 of the 39 grade A− or better; scores run from 66.1 down to 21.4.

The overall score, sorted within Clwyd; the letter compares each town with every UK town, and its rank among UK towns sits beside it. How grades work

Penyffordd

Clwyd · 3,822 people

Score 66.1·#242 of 2,138 UK towns

Strongest: health A⁺, safety A·lowest: walkability D⁻

Mynydd Isa

Clwyd · 4,738 people

A⁻

Score 61.4·#406 of 2,138 UK towns

Strongest: safety A, hazard risk B·lowest: walkability D

Aston

Clwyd · 2,847 people

A⁻

Score 61.1·#427 of 2,138 UK towns

Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

All 39 towns, ranked

By overall score against UK towns; ranks are within Clwyd, and each UK rank links to the national list. The score (0–100) blends the seven livability grades and sets the order; the letter places that score among UK towns of 2,500+, and A+ is the top 5%, so neighbours on the list often share a letter.

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39 towns.

#TownScoreGrade · UK rankWhat drives it

1Penyffordd3,822 people66.1top 11.7%A#242 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: health A⁺, safety A·lowest: walkability D⁻

2Mynydd Isa4,738 people61.4top 19.4%A⁻#406 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: safety A, hazard risk B·lowest: walkability D

3Aston2,847 people61.1top 20.4%A⁻#427 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

4Gresford4,948 people59.9top 23.0%A⁻#481 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C⁻

5Penrhyn Bay4,201 people56.1top 30.0%B⁺#632 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: safety A, health A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

6Broughton6,532 people55.1top 32.7%B⁺#688 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B·lowest: health C⁺

7Hawarden14,284 people50.1top 42.8%B#905 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B, safety B⁻·lowest: hazard risk C⁺

8Ruthin5,700 people47.1top 49.7%B⁻#1,055 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

9Buckley13,562 people45.1bottom 45.6%B⁻#1,155 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health C

10Rhuddlan3,791 people42.9bottom 40.0%C⁺#1,276 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, walkability B⁻·lowest: safety C

11Hope4,422 people42.2bottom 38.8%C⁺#1,303 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, hazard risk C⁺·lowest: walkability C⁻

12Connah's Quay16,768 people41.2bottom 36.4%C⁺#1,354 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income C

13Coedpoeth4,738 people40.0bottom 33.6%C#1,413 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

14Rhostyllen2,760 people39.5bottom 32.7%C#1,433 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B, hazard risk C⁺·lowest: safety C

15Chirk3,930 people39.1bottom 31.7%C#1,454 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

16Llangollen3,048 people37.6bottom 27.9%C#1,535 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

17Shotton6,500 people36.6bottom 25.0%C#1,599 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety D

18Penmaenmawr2,762 people36.4bottom 24.6%C⁻#1,607 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

19Flint12,776 people36.2bottom 23.9%C⁻#1,623 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: health D

20Brynteg9,229 people35.9bottom 23.2%C⁻#1,637 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, hazard risk B⁺·lowest: health D

21Prestatyn16,678 people35.4bottom 21.8%C⁻#1,668 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability B·lowest: hazard risk D

22Conwy15,706 people35.2bottom 21.3%C⁻#1,678 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B, health C⁺·lowest: hazard risk D

23Denbigh8,072 people34.5bottom 19.5%C⁻#1,718 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety D

24St Asaph3,483 people34.4bottom 19.1%C⁻#1,725 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁻, walkability B⁻·lowest: health C⁻

25Mold9,890 people33.7bottom 17.5%C⁻#1,761 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

26Gwersyllt7,112 people33.3bottom 16.7%C⁻#1,777 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health D

27Ruabon3,414 people32.8bottom 15.7%C⁻#1,799 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, hazard risk C·lowest: safety D

28Llanfairfechan3,547 people32.7bottom 15.6%C⁻#1,802 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, cost of living C⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

29Rhosllannerchrugog12,789 people32.4bottom 15.0%C⁻#1,815 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: health D

30Wrexham44,781 people32.2bottom 14.0%D#1,836 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, cost of living B·lowest: safety D⁻

31Rhyl26,982 people31.9bottom 13.5%D#1,846 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

32Holywell7,741 people31.8bottom 13.4%D#1,849 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

33Bagillt5,943 people30.4bottom 11.3%D#1,894 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability C⁺·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

34Llandudno14,699 people29.2bottom 9.5%D#1,933 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D⁻

35Acrefair and Cefn-mawr6,905 people29.1bottom 9.3%D#1,938 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

36Llay4,666 people28.7bottom 8.2%D#1,960 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk B⁻, cost of living C⁺·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

37Colwyn Bay29,273 people27.1bottom 6.0%D#2,008 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: safety D

38Abergele8,531 people27.0bottom 5.8%D#2,013 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁻, hazard risk C⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

39Kinmel Bay9,016 people21.4bottom 1.3%D⁻#2,110 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁻, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Clwyd?

Penyffordd ranks first of 39 graded towns of 2,500+: health (A+) and safety (A) are its strongest grades; walkability (D−) is its lowest. Mynydd Isa and Aston follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends seven livability grades (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs & income, walkability, hazard risk) from public data, each comparing a town with every UK town. The rank is within Clwyd. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500+ residents with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their subject grades on their own pages; every town in Clwyd is listed on the county page.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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