Rhyl South West
Denbighshire 006 · 3 sub-areas · 5,696 residents
Rhyl South West is a green, lower-density part of Denbighshire — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Rhyl South West?
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £701 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 3 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Rhyl South West in Denbighshire
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Rhyl South West?
- The median monthly rent across Rhyl South West is £701.
- How safe is Rhyl South West?
- Rhyl South West has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Rhyl South West?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 9 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Rhyl South West?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Rhyl South West, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 25094 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Rhyl South West?
- The most common council tax band in Rhyl South West is B. Council tax is set by Denbighshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Rhyl South West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Rhyl South West to central London is approximately 167 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Rhyl South West?
- 100% of premises in Rhyl South West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Rhyl South West?
- The average property price across Denbighshire (the local authority covering Rhyl South West) is approximately £193,398, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Rhyl South West a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.45 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £26,812.)
- Which local areas are part of Rhyl South West?
- Rhyl South West contains 3 local areas: Denbighshire 006C, Denbighshire 006A, Denbighshire 006B.
- Where is Rhyl South West?
- Rhyl South West sits within Denbighshire in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Rhyl South West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Rhyl South West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Rhyl South West is £701. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Rhyl South West a safe place to live?
- Rhyl South West has a safety score of 9/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Rhyl South West?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Rhyl South West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Rhyl South West?
- Public-transport commute time from Rhyl South West to central London is approximately 167 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Rhyl South West different from the rest of Denbighshire?
- Rhyl South West contains 3 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Rhyl South West rank in Denbighshire?
- Rhyl South West scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Denbighshire, see the Cities table on the Denbighshire page.