Pentre Maelor’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Pentre Maelor’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Pentre MaelorClwyd
A village of 1,814 in Clwyd, Wales. Over-65s are only 3% of the population.
Population
1,814
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median age
34.4
3% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
17%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
32%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Pentre Maelor a good place to live?
Pentre Maelor’s strongest subject is walkability: on the way to work, 32% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Where it falls short is safety: police record 75.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 11.2 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has less crime per resident than 1%. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health, B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Pentre Maelor has its subject grades alone.
This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Pentre Maelor stand out
The 3 things Pentre Maelor does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 3% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
32% walk, cycle or ride
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
17% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Clwyd 29%.
How Pentre Maelor grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Pentre Maelor is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyGraded on crime per residentD−Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA+Open →Cost of livingRent £770 a monthC+Open →Hazard risk0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedC+Open →Jobs & income3.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingCOpen →Outdoors8% live within 400 m of a park; 1.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pentre Maelor.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 3.4% of people in Pentre Maelor are 65 or over, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The middle age in Pentre Maelor is 34.4. Children under 15 make up 4.5%, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
34.4median age
Pentre MaelorClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications25%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level17%
Women and men · all residents
9% women, 91% men
About 9 women for every 100 men. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Pentre Maelor | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.5% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 61% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 3.4% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 17% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Safety
Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Pentre Maelor records more crime per resident than 99% of them
Over the year to August 2026, 230 offences were reported in Pentre Maelor, along with 13 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were three fifths of the crimes. There were 9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Clwyd’s towns (15.2) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike.
75.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearD−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 1% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual137
Other crime28
Public order18
Other theft15
Damage & arson13
Drugs9
Shoplifting4
Vehicle crime2
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.
75.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
230
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
More commuters in Pentre Maelor work nearby than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 61% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 54% of commuters got to work at the census. 27% of workers worked mainly from home, above Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. Households take home £50K a year before tax, on average. About 7% of its commuters stay in Pentre Maelor for work.
32%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving54%
On foot20%
Bicycle7%
Train3%
Bus2%
61%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
3.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A+
Walkability: more walkable than 96% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Pentre Maelor’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 28% of the housing. Relative to its size, Pentre Maelor keeps 6 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
1listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
6
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
More households in Pentre Maelor live in social housing than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 35%
Private renters make up 5% of households. 61% of households own their home, below Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pentre Maelor£0K
Typical UK town£277K
61%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
5%
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
Health
Disability is more common in Pentre Maelor than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 36% of residents
Self-reported good health: 72% of Pentre Maelor’s residents. At the census, 9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Clwyd’s towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Pentre Maelor: the nearest practice is 2 miles away. Life expectancy here is 84.5 for women and 82.6 for men (2019–23).
72%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Pentre Maelor | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 36% | 22% | 22% |
82.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.5
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · 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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Holt Castle Ruins and 8 more in and around Pentre Maelor
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pentre Maelor. Best known first.
CastleHolt Castle Ruins3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralWrexham Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall4.4 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryTŷ Pawb3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumXplore! Science Discovery Centre3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWrexham Archives3.9 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erddig Hall: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pentre Maelor
13pages on Pentre Maelor
The big questions
Out and about
Pentre Maelor’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MarchwielWrexhamHoltGresfordRhostyllenFarndonBradleyPentre Maelor
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentre Maelor | 1,814 | — | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Marchwiel | 1,038 | 1.6 | — | B | B | C |
| Wrexham | 44,781 | 2.6 | D | B | D− | D |
| Holt | 1,084 | 3.4 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Gresford | 4,948 | 3.9 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Rhostyllen | 2,760 | 4 | C | B | C | C |
| Farndon | 2,227 | 4.1 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Bradley | 1,316 | 4.5 | — | B | A− | C− |
Marchwiel, Holt, Farndon 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 Pentre Maelor
Is Pentre Maelor safe?
Burglary was rare, with 1 report in the year.
How much is council tax in Pentre Maelor?
Band D council tax in Pentre Maelor 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 Pentre Maelor
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Pentre Maelor is a built-up area of 1,814 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
- 1,814 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000152
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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