Postcode · Ruthin

LL15 9BD area guide

Who lives in LL15 9BD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Ruthin
Council: Denbighshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 2,016 (2024)

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At a glance

What LL15 9BD is like

LL15 9BD is a postcode in the Ruthin neighbourhood of Denbighshire. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 2,016 people. 56.9% of households own their home, 18.8% rent privately and 24.1% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 50–54, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for Wales. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How LL15 9BD compares

Each figure is set against Wales as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle — 32.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited — 0 stations within a mile, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£45,620

Average a year, before tax — higher than 29% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
24.1% of homes are social housing, against 16.5% across Wales.

Questions

LL15 9BD FAQs

Is LL15 9BD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 7.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 32.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is LL15 9BD safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around LL15 9BD, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in LL15 9BD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 50–54, at 8.2% of residents. 56.9% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (36.5%).

Which council covers LL15 9BD?

LL15 9BD is in Denbighshire.

LL15 9BD is in Denbighshire, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LL15 9BD?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 25 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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