Amenity availability
Local business coverage is partial
Basis: source temporarily unavailable. The area local-business rollup could not be read from the current OSM seam.
AREA DECISION REPORT
Denbighshire area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 6.0x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 72.5% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 97.4% and 5G reaches Unavailable in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: Stretch at 6.0xSchools: 9 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 72.5%Mobile: 4G 97.4%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £185,000Based on 8,160 sales · Latest sale in data: 23 Feb 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 6.0x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 72.5%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 97.4%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 6.0xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 6.0x in 2025, with a median house price of £195,000 and residence earnings of £32,691.
Broadband
Gigabit 72.5%Gigabit availability is 72.5%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.4%.
Mobile
4G 97.4%4G strong-coverage share is 97.4%, with 5G at Unavailable in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Denbighshire in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
9 nearby school rows9 nearby school rows matched postcode area LL20 8BX for Denbighshire. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
843 mapped stopsDenbighshire currently links 843 mapped transport stops, including 831 local bus or tram access points and 8 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 839 stops are marked active and 4 inactive. Top localities include Rhyl (173), Prestatyn (85), Ruthin (37).
Local business
Local businesses unavailableLocal business context is unavailable for Denbighshire from the current OSM amenity rollup.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Denbighshire.
Crime
Latest month 821Denbighshire recorded 821 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 9,942, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. North Wales Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
Use this area-level amenity signal as an early prompt only while the local-business seam fills in for Denbighshire.
Compare against another area
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Birmingham has 64,699 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,000.
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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.
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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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LL20 8BX
LL20 8BX has 58 recorded sales with a median sold price of £280,000.
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LL18 4FT
LL18 4FT has 46 recorded sales with a median sold price of £168,715.
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LL18 6BF
LL18 6BF has 44 recorded sales with a median sold price of £249,995.
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