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Affluence in LL18 5RL

How LL18 5RL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan
Council
Denbighshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,605 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LL18 5RL is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the LL18 5RL area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Wales. Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income5.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Employment6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Community safety6.0
  • Access to services9.0
  • Housing9.0
  • Living environment10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£47,392
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Above the national average
Higher than
34%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53% of adults in the LL18 5RL area are in work, broadly in line with the Wales average of 51.9%. 30.3% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.

LL18 5RLWales
Employee, full-time33.7%31.9%
Employee, part-time12%11.8%
Self-employed7.3%8.2%
Unemployed2.9%2.5%
Full-time student4.8%7.9%
Retired30.3%24.7%
Looking after home or family4.1%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled3.6%5.9%
Other1.4%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

30.2% of adults in the LL18 5RL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

LL18 5RLWales
Higher managerial & professional8.8%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.4%19.4%
Intermediate14.6%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed10.3%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%6.2%
Semi-routine13.8%13.1%
Routine14.5%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%8.5%
Full-time students4.6%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

31.9% of adults in the LL18 5RL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Wales average of 31.5%. 18% have no qualifications.

LL18 5RLWales
Degree level or above31.9%31.5%
A level or equivalent15.6%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.8%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C9.6%8.7%
Apprenticeship7%5.6%
Other qualifications2.1%2.7%
No qualifications18%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LL18 5RL (Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan) (about 1,605 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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