Placetrics
City · Wales

Living in Wrexham

18 neighbourhoods · 84 sub-areas
Crime vs nat. avg
0.76× nat.
24% below nat. avg · 76.7 / 1k / yr · #226 of 318 cities
Good schools
0%
% rated Good/Outstanding
Commute to hub
89 min
#198 of 318 cities
Jobs density
0.44
#135 of 318 cities
Avg rent
£759/mo
+5.0% YoY · #47 of 314 cities
Council tax
Estimated (Band D)
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Neighbourhoods in Wrexham

Tap any row or map polygon to drill into that neighbourhood — hovering on desktop will preview the link before you click. Switch the tab strip above the table to focus on Affordability, Schools, Transport, Safety or Wealth — the columns swap and the default sort follows.

18 neighbourhoods · 84 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.

Rhosllannerchrugog & Johnstown South£640+5.0%7049
Hermitage & Whitegate£656+5.0%7820
New Broughton & Bryn Cefn£674+5.0%8652
Wrexham West£677+5.0%7511
Johnstown North & Rhostyllen£695+5.0%6864
Coedpoeth & Brymbo£697+5.0%9176
Pen-y-cae & Minera£708+5.0%4566
Caia Park£709+5.0%7316
Cefn Mawr£713+5.0%7036
Gwersyllt West & Summerhill£722+5.0%8961
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley£752+5.0%6955
Ruabon & Marchwiel£756+5.0%5842
Town North, University & Rhos-ddu£779+5.0%8475
Llay South & Gwersyllt East£795+5.0%7665
Wrexham 023£830+5.0%7579
Wrexham 021£908+5.0%4493
Wrexham 022£973+5.0%1190
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley£978+5.0%3588

Sources: ONS, MHCLG, DfT, DESNZ, Defra, Police.uk, Ofsted, Ofcom, HM Land Registry. Some columns (salary, council tax, HPI) are published at council-area level.

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Where to look in Wrexham

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in Wrexham. Each list is filtered from the same neighbourhood data above — the basis of each shortlist is stated above the list so you know what's been weighted.

Top 5 cheapest

Lowest estimated monthly rent. Rent is the LAD-published ONS PIPR median, scaled per neighbourhood by local sale prices (Land Registry).

  1. 1.Rhosllannerchrugog & Johnstown South£640/mo
  2. 2.Hermitage & Whitegate£656/mo
  3. 3.New Broughton & Bryn Cefn£674/mo
  4. 4.Wrexham West£677/mo
  5. 5.Johnstown North & Rhostyllen£695/mo
Top 5 most desirable

Highest composite liveability — combines safety, schools, transport access and rental affordability into one 0–100 score (higher = more liveable).

  1. 1.Coedpoeth & Brymbo91/100
  2. 2.Gwersyllt West & Summerhill89/100
  3. 3.New Broughton & Bryn Cefn86/100
  4. 4.Town North, University & Rhos-ddu84/100
  5. 5.Hermitage & Whitegate78/100
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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across Wrexham.

Avg rent
£759/mo
#47 of 314 cities
Council tax
Sale price
£187,500
+1.9% YoY
Yrs to deposit
3.3 yr
Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability
council-area level rent by bedroom
ONS PIPR median for the council area
1 bed£591/mo
2 bed£701/mo
3 bed£825/mo
4 bed£1,214/mo
Sale price by property type
HMLR HPI average
Detached£309,843
Semi-detached£194,384
Terraced£156,857
Flat£104,575
Affordability
Price-to-earnings6.5×
Rent / take-home31%
Council tax (estimated, full council area)
Mortgage (25y, 5%)£1,010/mo

Rent: ONS PIPR (council area). Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

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Safety in Wrexham

Crime in Wrexham runs at 24% below the national average. Below median (#226 of 318 cities) The supporting per-1,000-residents-per-year rate is 76.7, averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Total crime / 1k / yr
76.7
#226 of 318 cities
Crime detailTop crime types · safest neighbourhoods in this council area
All crime categories
incidents / 1,000 residents / year — sorted high → low
Violent & sexual offences
28.9
Anti-social behaviour
14.3
Criminal damage & arson
7.9
Public order
4.2
Other theft
4.0
Shoplifting
3.9
Vehicle crime
2.4
Burglary
2.0
Drugs
1.9
Other crime
1.6
Bicycle theft
0.9
Possession of weapons
0.8
Robbery
0.8
Theft from the person
0.7
Safest neighbourhoods in Wrexham
by safety score (higher = safer)
Wrexham 02193/100
Wrexham 02290/100
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley88/100

Source: data.police.uk — incident counts adjusted for population, then averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods. National average = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

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Schools in Wrexham

Distribution of Ofsted ratings amongst schools serving this council area.

Good or Outstanding
Outstanding only
Good w/in 2 km
0%
#288 of 318 cities
Schools rated
School breakdownOfsted distribution · best neighbourhoods for schools
Ofsted rating distribution
Outstanding (count)
Good (count)
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Best neighbourhoods for schools in Wrexham
by school score
Wrexham West0/100
Caia Park0/100
Hermitage & Whitegate0/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in Wrexham

Modelled door-to-door commute from this council area to nearby employment hubs. Closest first.

Best hub
89 min
#198 of 318 cities
To Liverpool
89 min
Median across local areas
To Manchester
107 min
Median across local areas
To Birmingham
123 min
Median across local areas
Transport detailAll city commute times · mode share · best-connected neighbourhoods
Commute to major UK cities
public transport, off-peak typical
Liverpool
89 min
Manchester
107 min
Birmingham
123 min
Sheffield
171 min
Leeds
173 min
Cardiff
174 min
London
181 min
Bristol
249 min
Glasgow
266 min
Edinburgh
270 min
How residents travel to work
Census 2021, mode share
Car71%Public3%Active5%WFH16%
Best-connected neighbourhoods in Wrexham
by transport score
Wrexham West82/100
Gwersyllt West & Summerhill82/100
Llay South & Gwersyllt East72/100

DfT Journey Time Statistics + ONS Travel-to-Work.

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Job access from Wrexham

Wrexham has 0.44 jobs per resident locally. Above median

Jobs per resident
0.44
#135 of 318 cities
Drive to 5,000+ jobs
PT to 5,000+ jobs
5y jobs growth
-5.9%
Job access detailReachability tiers · sector mix in this council area
Reachable jobs by mode
Drive — 100 jobs
PT — 100 jobs
Drive — 500 jobs
PT — 500 jobs
Drive — 5,000 jobs
PT — 5,000 jobs
Local job mix by sector
ONS BRES, % of local jobs
Health & social care
21.9%
Manufacturing
20.5%
Retail & hospitality
17.1%
Education
7.5%
Construction
3.5%
Professional & business svcs
3.0%
Tech & ICT
1.1%
Finance & insurance
1.0%

ONS BRES (jobs density) + DfT job-accessibility minutes.

FAQ

Frequently asked about Wrexham

Short answers to the questions we get most often. Each answer is anchored in the data above and links onward where you can dig deeper.

What is the average rent in Wrexham?
The median monthly rent across Wrexham is £759, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.
Where is the cheapest place to rent in Wrexham?
The cheapest neighbourhood in Wrexham by estimated median rent is Rhosllannerchrugog & Johnstown South at approximately £640/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in Wrexham?
By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in Wrexham is Coedpoeth & Brymbo at 91/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is Wrexham a safe area?
Wrexham has an average safety score of 57/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.
What is the average salary in Wrexham?
The median annual resident salary in Wrexham is £29,752, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in Wrexham, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in Wrexham?
The average property price in Wrexham is approximately £208,330 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.
What's the rental yield in Wrexham?
Gross rental yield in Wrexham is approximately 4.4% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.
How long does it take to save a deposit in Wrexham?
Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 3.3 years in Wrexham. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in Wrexham?
100% of premises in Wrexham are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.
What's the unemployment rate in Wrexham?
3.0% of 16-64 residents in Wrexham are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).
How many neighbourhoods are in Wrexham?
Wrexham contains 18 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 84 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.
How does Wrexham compare to other UK areas?
Wrexham's average liveability score is 65/100. To compare it side-by-side with another local authority, use the comparison tool at /compare. To see how every council area in Wales ranks across rent, safety, schools and transport, see /gb/wales.
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All sub-areas in Wrexham

Every local area, ordered by crawl priority. Most readers want the neighbourhood-level view — these are for deep-link cases or external search-engine arrivals.