Rossett’s story
9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Rossett’s built-up area.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RossettClwyd
With 1,977 residents, it is a village in Clwyd, Wales.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Ian Paterson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,977
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median home
£368K
67 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.7
26% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Rossett a good place to live?
Rossett’s strongest is jobs & income — the mean household earns £49,662 a year. Prices are high against local incomes: the median home sold for £367,500, 8.4 years of area income. It also trails on hazard risk — 2.3% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. 44% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Rossett 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 Rossett stand out
The 2 things Rossett does most differently from other towns.
How Rossett grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Rossett is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingRent £770 a monthDOpen →Hazard riskGraded on exposure to natural hazardsC−Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB+Open →HealthAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →Walkability11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportCOpen →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedC+Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleBOpen →Outdoors55% live within 400 m of a park; 0.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rossett.
HousingCost of living grade D
Most households in Rossett own their home: 76%, more than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns
Private renters make up 11% of households, below Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. 13% of households live in social housing. Half of the 67 standard sales inside Rossett’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £367,500.
£368Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rossett£368K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | 39 |
| Semi-detached | £312,497 | 18 |
| Terraced | £245,000 | 9 |
76%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
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
Schools
2 state schools in Rossett
Every one of them is shown below. Some 887 pupils attend Rossett’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CIW Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 205 | – |
| Darland High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 682 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →
Who lives here
Older residents shape Rossett: 26% are 65 or over, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Residents of Rossett have a median age of 49.7. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
49.7median age
RossettClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Rossett | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Rossett live with a disability than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 16%
4.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Asked at the census, 84% of residents of Rossett said they were in good or very good health. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.7 miles off. Life expectancy here is 84.5 for women and 82.6 for men (2019–23).
84%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Rossett | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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 · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Commuters in Rossett travel far: only 14% 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 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
86% of commuters drove, above Clwyd’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike; what’s more, the census counted 38% of workers working mainly from home. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.8% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot7%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 32% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Rossett than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 22.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Homes saw 12.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above Clwyd’s towns (10.6) and Wales’s towns (10.7) alike. Rossett logged 126 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 29 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over a third of recorded crime. For its size, Rossett records more crime per resident than just over three quarters of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
22.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 24% 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 & sexual43
Shoplifting32
Damage & arson23
Other theft11
Public order7
Burglary6
Other crime4
Drugs0
Anti-social29
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.
22.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
126
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.
History
More of the land in Rossett is conservation area than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 14%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list names 9 listed buildings in Rossett: 2 Grade II*. Just over a fifth of homes were built before 1919. The register of parks and gardens lists one here.
9listed buildingsBHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II7
Among them · Grade II*
- Rossett Mill Grade II*
- Trevalyn Hall (including former lodge) Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
22%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
46
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Eaton Hall and 2 more in and around Rossett
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rossett. Best known first.
Historic houseEaton Hall4.2 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleBlobb Hill Castle4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWrexham and District Society of Model Engineers3.8 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blobb Hill Castle: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rossett
15pages on Rossett
The big questions
SafetyC+22.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £368K · rent £770 a monthHousing19 sold in 12 months · busiest street Darland LaneSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthB+Work & commuteB+53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−2.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Rossett
7 notable people were born in Rossett.
S
Shane SummersBritish racing driver · 1936–1961A
Arthur Griffith-BoscawenBritish politician (1865-1946)I
Ian EdwardsWelsh association footballer and manager (born 1955)S
Sandra GidleyBritish politician (born 1957)J
John TrevorWelsh judge and MP (1563-1630)Photo credits
Chris Wickham: Tajotep, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rossett’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GresfordLlayFarndonHoltHigher KinnertonBradleyHopeRossett
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossett | 1,977 | — | — | D | C+ | B+ |
| Gresford | 4,948 | 2 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Llay | 4,666 | 2.7 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Farndon | 2,227 | 3.4 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Holt | 1,084 | 3.4 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Higher Kinnerton | 1,731 | 3.4 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Bradley | 1,316 | 3.7 | — | B | A− | C− |
| Hope | 4,422 | 4.1 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
Farndon, Holt, Higher Kinnerton 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 Rossett
Does Rossett flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Is Rossett expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £367,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £245,000, semi-detached houses £312,497 and detached houses £390,000.
About Rossett
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Rossett is a built-up area of 1,977 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
- 1,977 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000131
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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