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Thinking of living at LL20 8LW? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Bryn Collen | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Ysgol Gymraeg y Gwernant | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Garth CP | Primary | 3.6 km | – |
| Ysgol Cynddelw | Primary | 4.2 km | – |
| Froncysyllte | Primary | 4.9 km | – |
| Ysgol Dinas Bran | Secondary | 900 m | – |
Every primary near LL20 8LW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-sport | Ty'n-Dwr Hall | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Golf | Vale of Llangollen Golf Club | 1.9 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 Chirk, a drive away (7.5 km), with 107k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Wrexham General.
The nearest bus stop is Coed Afon, 200 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (route 64); 7 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ysgol Bryn Collen, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Dinas Bran, 900 m away.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative, 450 m away; The Medicine Garden Llangollen, CIC (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Canolfan Iechyd (300 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Touch of Hair and Beauty is 550 m away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 46 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Prince of wales is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Sun Inn the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 81 per 1,000 residents a year.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Plas Newydd gardens, 500 m away; for exercise, Canolfan Ceiriog Centre (4.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 48 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 78 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
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.
15 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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