City Profile • Local Authority

Wrexham

Wrexham is a local authority district comprising 8 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £217k, reflecting a downward trend of 2.7% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 90 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

135,394
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

8 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Wrexham authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English90.7%
White: Other White4.8%
Other Asian0.6%
African0.5%
Any other ethnic group0.4%
Indian0.4%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.5%
55-59 years7.1%
35-39 years6.5%
45-49 years6.5%
30-34 years6.4%
60-64 years6.1%

Top Occupations

Professional15.7%
Skilled trades12.2%
Elementary occupations11.8%
Process and machine operatives11.6%
Caring and leisure11.4%
Associate professional10.7%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright34.4%
Owned: Mortgage28.1%
Social rented: Council17.2%
Private rented: Landlord13.6%
Social rented: Other3.8%
Private rented: Other2.2%

Area DNA

family7/10
health5/10
safety4/10
homeown4/10
transit8/10
affluence1/10
diversity6/10
employment5/10
investment2/10