St AsaphCountsSt Asaph, in numbers.Local help →St Asaph · Wales
Denbighshire council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats drawn from the available evidence. These are analytical judgements, not an official council assessment. Where a national comparison is available, lower housing costs, lower reported poor health and higher qualification shares are treated as relative strengths; this does not prove affordability or service quality.
strength
Average private rent is £718 a month (August 2026) in Denbighshire council area. This is £128 lower than the Wales average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 10.1% in Alyn Valley to 50.5% in Rhyl West — a gap of 40.4 percentage points.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →weakness
7.1% of people reported bad or very bad health in Denbighshire council area (21 March 2021). Across Wales, the figure was 6.9%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.6% in Tremeirchion to 11.9% in Rhyl West — a gap of 8.3 percentage points.
This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.
What could help →opportunity
Green Gates Nature Reserve is reported complete, while the walking and cycling maps identify further possible connections.
A finished nature reserve is more useful when people can reach it safely. A line on a network plan is not a completed path.
What could help →opportunity
The Roe’s planned resurfacing requires overnight diversions on a route into St Asaph.
Proposed response: keep closure information current and check access for residents, businesses and essential services throughout the works.
What could help →opportunity
24.8% of people in Denbighshire council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.1% in Rhyl West to 34.8% in Rhyl East — a gap of 21.7 percentage points.
Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.
What could help →opportunity
30.4% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in Denbighshire council area. Across Wales, the figure was 31.5%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.8% in Moel Famau to 32.7% in Rhyl West — a gap of 20.9 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →opportunity
Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in Denbighshire council area.
Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.
What could help →opportunity
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →opportunity
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.1% in Moel Famau to 44.2% in Rhyl West — a gap of 34.1 percentage points.
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
What could help →The evidence gathered here does not yet support a distinct finding in this category.
| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Connect Green Gates to everyday walking and wheeling routesGreen Gates Nature Reserve: Council reports project complete. St Asaph walking and cycling network plans: Network plan and consultation; individual works not confirmed. | Denbighshire County Council | |
| Keep homes and businesses reachable during road repairsOctober 2026 programme: start planned for 11 October, lasting around a week; completion not confirmed here. | Denbighshire County Council and its highways contractor | |
| Make room for homes people can affordAverage private rent is £718 a month (August 2026) in Denbighshire council area. Homes rented privately ranged from 10.1% in Alyn Valley to 50.5% in Rhyl West — a gap of 40.4 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 29 of 29 current wards have comparable figures. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Plan homes and care around an older population24.8% aged 65 or over; 21 March 2021. People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.1% in Rhyl West to 34.8% in Rhyl East — a gap of 21.7 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 29 of 29 current wards have comparable figures. | Adult social care, local health services, housing providers and transport authorities | |
| Bring support closer to people in poor health7.1% reporting bad or very bad health; 21 March 2021. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.6% in Tremeirchion to 11.9% in Rhyl West — a gap of 8.3 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 29 of 29 current wards have comparable figures. | Local health services, public health teams, employers and community organisations | |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities30.4% with a degree or equivalent; 21 March 2021. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.8% in Moel Famau to 32.7% in Rhyl West — a gap of 20.9 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 29 of 29 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | |
| Target safety work where problems repeatUse the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate. | The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Target support where disadvantages overlapHouseholds facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.1% in Moel Famau to 44.2% in Rhyl West — a gap of 34.1 percentage points. 21 March 2021; 29 of 29 wards. | The council's housing, public health and employment teams, with local services |