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A town of 2,760 in Clwyd, Wales.
Rhostyllen grades C overall against UK towns: better than 33% of UK towns, and #14 of 39 in Clwyd. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B): median sale £199,950, 4.6 years of area income; rent £770 a month. Its weakest is safety (C): 34.4 violent and sexual offences and 10.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 24%.
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.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Rhostyllen is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Cadw lists 10 buildings inside Rhostyllen’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rhostyllen. Best known first.
CathedralWrexham Cathedral1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall900 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumXplore! Science Discovery Centre1.8 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryTŷ Pawb1.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWrexham Archives1.6 km outside town, to the northeastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustErddig Park1000 m outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rhostyllen.
Police recorded 175 crimes inside Rhostyllen’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 45 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Rhostyllen records more crime per resident than 76% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Violence and sexual offences were 62% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhostyllen C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 220 | – |
That puts Rhostyllen below both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. The median resident of Rhostyllen is 41.6 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Rhostyllen | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Rhostyllen is above both Clwyd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). 11% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, Rhostyllen comes below both Clwyd’s towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Rhostyllen has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
| Census 2021 | Rhostyllen | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
For Rhostyllen, that is below both Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £285,000 | 45 |
| Semi-detached | £184,750 | 30 |
| Terraced | £150,000 | 29 |
| Flat or maisonette | £108,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Rhostyllen sits above both Clwyd’s towns (2%) and Wales’s towns (0%) on this measure. Rhostyllen has 10 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhostyllen | 2,760 | — | C | B | C | C |
| Wrexham | 44,781 | 2 | D | B | D− | D |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 12,789 | 2.1 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Brynteg | 9,229 | 2.2 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Coedpoeth | 4,738 | 2.4 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Tanyfron | 2,229 | 2.5 | — | B | B | C |
| Marchwiel | 1,038 | 2.7 | — | B | B | C |
| Gwersyllt | 7,112 | 2.8 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
Tanyfron and Marchwiel have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £199,950, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £108,500, terraced houses £150,000, semi-detached houses £184,750 and detached houses £285,000.
Band D council tax in Rhostyllen 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.
Town in Clwyd, Wales
Rhostyllen is a built-up area of 2,760 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
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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