Affluence in LL18 5UW
How LL18 5UW ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,132 (2024)
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How well off LL18 5UW is
On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the LL18 5UW area averages decile 7.0 of 10 — more affluent than most of Wales. Its weakest domain is access to services (decile 4.0). The index ranks places within Wales only, so it can't be compared across the UK's nations.
- Access to services4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Living environment7.0
- Community safety7.0
- Housing8.0
Household income
ONS's estimate of mean household income before tax, 2022/23. Published for neighbourhoods of around 7,000 people; areas spanning several are weighted by households.
Who is in work
Across Wales, 51.9% of adults are in work; the LL18 5UW area is broadly in line with that, at 57.3%. 22.9% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
Across Wales, 29.6% of adults work in managerial or professional jobs; the LL18 5UW area is above that, at 35.8%.
Highest qualification
Across Wales, 31.5% of adults hold a degree or equivalent; the LL18 5UW area is broadly in line with that, at 33.7%. 17.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood LL18 5UW sits in (Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan): about 2,132 residents.
Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.