On average Wrexham has average deprivation and high crime levels, with around 73 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 15% below the Wales average of 86 per 1,000. Approximately 17.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Wrexham is £44,386 per year. Wrexham is home to around 135,117 people, with a population density of about 268.2 per km².
Based on 1,328 recent sales, the median property price is £200,000 (about £232 per square foot) in Wrexham area, with individual transactions ranging from £50,000 up to £1,450,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 474 | £300,000 | £268 |
| Semi-Detached | 474 | £186,500 | £234 |
| Terraced | 297 | £153,000 | £188 |
| Flats | 83 | £115,000 | £186 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £211,500 | £98,000 | £134,500 | £116,000 |
| 2017 | £218,000 | £85,500 | £135,000 | £110,000 |
| 2018 | £226,000 | £88,000 | £140,000 | £114,000 |
| 2019 | £220,000 | £90,000 | £142,250 | £116,000 |
| 2020 | £240,000 | £88,500 | £148,000 | £115,000 |
| 2021 | £270,000 | £93,000 | £162,000 | £127,000 |
| 2022 | £290,000 | £101,500 | £176,000 | £135,000 |
| 2023 | £290,000 | £110,000 | £175,000 | £132,500 |
| 2024 | £285,000 | £105,000 | £182,000 | £140,000 |
| 2025 | £297,500 | £113,750 | £186,500 | £153,000 |
| 2026 | £300,000 | £118,000 | £189,000 | £150,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £186 | £166 | £163 | £138 |
| 2017 | £188 | £140 | £163 | £131 |
| 2018 | £195 | £147 | £163 | £136 |
| 2019 | £194 | £148 | £170 | £138 |
| 2020 | £208 | £149 | £178 | £139 |
| 2021 | £228 | £155 | £191 | £157 |
| 2022 | £246 | £168 | £207 | £171 |
| 2023 | £265 | £186 | £212 | £164 |
| 2024 | £262 | £182 | £217 | £176 |
| 2025 | £262 | £187 | £232 | £183 |
| 2026 | £265 | £196 | £232 | £183 |
Wrexham records about 73 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 7 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 49 wards of Wrexham, Borras Park has the lowest crime rate, with about 12 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Wrexham average is 73 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Wrexham is £200,000 (about £232 per square foot) based on 1,328 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Wrexham scores 5 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Wrexham sits around rank 1,057 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Wrexham is around £44,386 per year, and 18% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Wrexham spans 3 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Clwyd East: Becky Gittins (Labour Party), Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr: Steve Witherden (Labour Party) and Wrexham: Andrew Ranger (Labour Party).
Acrefair North
Acton and Maesydre
Bangor Is-y-Coed
Borras Park
Bronington and Hanmer
Brymbo
Bryn Cefn
Brynyffynnon
Cartrefle
Cefn East
Cefn West
Chirk North
Chirk South
Coedpoeth
Dyffryn Ceiriog
Erddig
Esclusham
Garden Village
Gresford East and West
Grosvenor
Gwenfro
Gwersyllt East
Gwersyllt North
Gwersyllt South
Gwersyllt West
Hermitage
Holt
Little Acton
Llangollen Rural
Llay
Marchwiel
Marford and Hoseley
Minera
New Broughton
Offa
Overton and Maelor South
Pant and Johnstown
Penycae
Penycae and Ruabon South
Ponciau
Queensway
Rhos
Rhosnesni
Rossett
Ruabon
Smithfield
Stansty
Whitegate
Wynnstay
LL13 7NX
Llys David Lord
LL13 9PH
Oak Road
LL13 0PE
Erlas Lane
LL13 0PA
Bangor Road
LL11 1AB
Stryt Y Syfwr
LL12 0LX
Linden Grove
LL12 0AG
Lon Dywyll
LL13 9GA
Dol Ddraenen
LL13 0NU
Newmarket Rise
LL14 5AL
Stryt Y Veri
LL13 8NE
Stryt Holt
LL13 7AF
Salop Road
LL11 2AW
Mold Road
LL11 1BD
Hope Street
LL12 8NA
High Street
LL11 2UD
Plas Acton Road
LL11 2SA
Ffordd Caer
LL11 0EW
Stryt Y Rhaglaw
LL11 4UR
Poolmouth Road
LL13 0YR
Hafod Road
LL13 7NQ
Watery Road
LL11 3DH
Cae Mawr
LL13 7UB
Centenary Road
LL13 0HS
Station Road
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.