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St Asaph area guide

Who lives in St Asaph, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Denbighshire
Region
Wales
Population
3,613 (2024)
At a glance

What St Asaph is like

St Asaph is a city in Denbighshire in Wales. It is home to about 3,613 people across 1,570 households. 67.1% of households own their home, 16.3% rent privately and 16.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 52.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How St Asaph compares

Headline figures for St Asaph, 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: 22.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
2.8/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 17 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
4

4 schools in St Asaph. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£46,538

Average annual income before tax, higher than 32% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where St Asaph differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    26.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

St Asaph FAQs

01
Is St Asaph 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 22.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is St Asaph safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around St Asaph, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
03
Who lives in St Asaph?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 7.5% of residents. 67.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (47%).
04
Which council covers St Asaph?

The local authority for St Asaph is Denbighshire.

St Asaph comes under Denbighshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is St Asaph?

Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10.

There are 17 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.8 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. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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