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Clwyd rankings · Cost of living

Most affordable towns in Clwyd

Rhyl ranks first on cost of living among Clwyd’s 39 towns of 2,500+; 6 of the 39 grade A− or better against UK towns.

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work

Rhyl

26,982 people

A⁻

Homes cost 3.8 years of area income·#531 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Shotton

6,500 people

A⁻

Homes cost 3.4 years of area income·#614 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Prestatyn

16,678 people

A⁻

Homes cost 4.2 years of area income·#657 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 39 towns, ranked

Cost of living grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1Rhyl26,982 peopleA⁻#531 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.8 years of area income

2Shotton6,500 peopleA⁻#614 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.4 years of area income

3Prestatyn16,678 peopleA⁻#657 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

4Bagillt5,943 peopleA⁻#665 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.6 years of area income

5Holywell7,741 peopleA⁻#691 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.8 years of area income

6Flint12,776 peopleA⁻#703 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.8 years of area income

7Denbigh8,072 peopleB⁺#798 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

8Rhosllannerchrugog12,789 peopleB⁺#837 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.6 years of area income

9Connah's Quay16,768 peopleB⁺#845 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

10Acrefair and Cefn-mawr6,905 peopleB⁺#849 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.7 years of area income

11Brynteg9,229 peopleB⁺#869 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.8 years of area income

12Llangollen3,048 peopleB⁺#902 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.8 years of area income

13Ruabon3,414 peopleB⁺#967 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.1 years of area income

14Mold9,890 peopleB⁺#970 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

15Hope4,422 peopleB⁺#977 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

16Buckley13,562 peopleB⁺#1,007 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

T17Rhuddlan3,791 peopleB⁺#1,015 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

T17Ruthin5,700 peopleB⁺#1,015 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

19Gwersyllt7,112 peopleB⁺#1,018 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

20Chirk3,930 peopleB⁺#1,026 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

T21Coedpoeth4,738 peopleB#1,058 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.3 years of area income

T21Wrexham44,781 peopleB#1,058 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.3 years of area income

23Aston2,847 peopleB#1,072 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.7 years of area income

24Broughton6,532 peopleB#1,129 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.8 years of area income

25Rhostyllen2,760 peopleB#1,169 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

T26Hawarden14,284 peopleB#1,241 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

T26Mynydd Isa4,738 peopleB#1,241 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

28St Asaph3,483 peopleB⁻#1,344 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

29Penmaenmawr2,762 peopleB⁻#1,368 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.0 years of area income

30Kinmel Bay9,016 peopleB⁻#1,412 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

31Llandudno14,699 peopleB⁻#1,506 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.4 years of area income

32Llanfairfechan3,547 peopleC⁺#1,643 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.8 years of area income

33Penyffordd3,822 peopleC⁺#1,651 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.0 years of area income

34Colwyn Bay29,273 peopleC⁺#1,686 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.9 years of area income

35Abergele8,531 peopleC⁺#1,753 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

36Llay4,666 peopleC⁺#1,758 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.9 years of area income

37Conwy15,706 peopleC#1,944 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

38Gresford4,948 peopleC⁻#2,048 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.9 years of area income

39Penrhyn Bay4,201 peopleC⁻#2,137 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.0 years of area income

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Questions people ask

What is the most affordable town in Clwyd?

Rhyl ranks first on cost of living among 39 towns, with an A−: homes cost 3.8 years of area income. Shotton and Prestatyn follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Clwyd’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Clwyd is on the county page.

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Best places to live39 towns · #1 Penyffordd Best small towns28 towns · #1 Penyffordd 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

Sources: 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) · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · 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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