Minera’s story
4 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Minera’s built-up area.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MineraClwyd
A village of 663 in Clwyd, Wales. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
663
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median home
£256K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.6
27% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Minera a good place to live?
Minera has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Minera stand out
The 3 things Minera does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Minera.
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of people in Minera are 65 or over, more than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Residents of Minera have a median age of 49.6. Degrees are held by a third of adults.
49.6median age
MineraClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Minera | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
2 state schools in Minera
One of them is below, with the reason it’s listed. The town’s primary school has 91 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minera Aided Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 91 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →
Work & commute
Commuters in Minera travel far: only 17% go under 5 km, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took just over nine in ten commuters, above both Clwyd’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. 8% of commuters who live in Minera also work there. There are 1.4 jobs in Minera for each resident in work.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot4%
Bus2%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Minera than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 8%
Half the homes sold went for more than £256K, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (£210K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). The owner-occupied share of households is 71%. Private rents average £770 a month across the Wrexham council area.
£256Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Minera£256K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £288,000 | 10 |
71%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£770
average private rent a month, Wrexham council area
£2,309
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Minera records more burglary and damage per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 17.6 per 1,000 a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 23.6 reports per 1,000, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (15.1) and Wales’s towns (10.4). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 36 recorded crimes inside Minera’s built-up area, and 13 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 50% of the total.
31.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual18
Damage & arson9
Public order3
Other theft2
Other crime2
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social13
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
31.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
23.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
36
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Disability is more common in Minera than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 24% of residents
Minera has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.8 miles away. At the census, 79% of people in Minera called their health good or very good, in line with Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%). The nearest A&E to Minera is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 3.4 miles away.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Minera | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 22% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
History
More of the land in Minera is conservation area than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 30%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 4 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. 21% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Clwyd’s towns (18%) and below Wales’s towns (27%). Scaled to its population, that is 60 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Minera.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
21%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
60
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Minera
12pages on Minera
The big questions
Safety31.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £256K · rent £770 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 monthsSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Minera’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CoedpoethTanyfronBryntegGwersylltRhostyllenBradleyRhosllannerchrugogMinera
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minera | 663 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coedpoeth | 4,738 | 0.8 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Tanyfron | 2,229 | 1.4 | — | B | B | C |
| Brynteg | 9,229 | 2.1 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Gwersyllt | 7,112 | 2.8 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Rhostyllen | 2,760 | 3.2 | C | B | C | C |
| Bradley | 1,316 | 3.5 | — | B | A− | C− |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 12,789 | 3.8 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
Tanyfron and Bradley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Minera
How many listed buildings are there in Minera?
4 on Cadw’s list. That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Minera?
Band D council tax in Minera is £2,309 for 2026–27, less than in 74% of UK towns (the Wrexham council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Minera
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Minera is a built-up area of 663 people, in the Wrexham council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 663 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000149
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · 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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