Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at LL11 5HX? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lane C P School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Ysgol Tan-y-Fron | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Brynteg C P School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Brymbo Aided (St. Mary's) | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Ysgol Penrhyn New Broughton CP | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Ysgol Bryn Alyn | Secondary | 1.8 km | – |
| Ysgol Clywedog | Secondary | 3.9 km | – |
| St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High | Secondary | 5.3 km | – |
| Carla House | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Bryn Tirion Hall School | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
| Woodlands Children's Development Centre | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
Every primary near LL11 5HX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Brymbo Crown Green Bowls Club | 660 m | 10 |
| Fitness | Trim Trail | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Golf | Moss Valley Golf Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Football | Racecourse Ground | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Gwersyllt Cricket Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Hockey | North Wales Regional Hockey Stadium | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Clywedog Leisure and Activity Centre | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Wrexham Angling Centre | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Gym | Freedom Leisure - Waterworld Gym | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Zumba | Waterworld Leisure and Activity Centre | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Waterworld Leisure and Activity Centre | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Waterworld Leisure and Activity Centre | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Indoor cycling | Waterworld Leisure and Activity Centre | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Gwersyllt, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 29k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Wrexham General.
The nearest bus stop is Sheppard Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 14); 5 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Black Lane C P School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Bryn Alyn, 1.8 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Londis, 2.1 km away, with Kegs on wheels closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Forge Road Surgery (1.4 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Divine Hair & Beauty 2 is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Stori Brymbo is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Brymbo Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Lodge Valley Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Gwyn Evans Leisure and Activity Centre (2.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 33 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 62 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
5 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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