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LL18 5XA area guide

Who lives in LL18 5XA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan
Council: Denbighshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 2,132 (2024)

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At a glance

What LL18 5XA is like

LL18 5XA is a postcode in the Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan area of Denbighshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,132 people. 68.4% of households own their home, 20.7% rent privately and 10.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 57.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in LL18 5 sold for a median of £195,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LL18 5XA compares

Headline figures for LL18 5XA, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 21.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£195,000

Median over 125 sales in LL18 5, +1.2% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

10 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£47,392

Average annual income before tax, higher than 34% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LL18 5XA differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
20.7% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

LL18 5XA FAQs

Is LL18 5XA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in LL18 5XA?

The median sale price over the last year was £195,000.

Homes in LL18 5 sold for a median of £195,000 across 125 sales in the year to August 2026, +1.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is LL18 5XA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around LL18 5XA, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in LL18 5XA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.3% of residents. 68.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (46.1%).

Which council covers LL18 5XA?

The local authority for LL18 5XA is Denbighshire.

LL18 5XA comes under Denbighshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LL18 5XA?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Rhyl Rail Station, 1.8 miles away.

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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