United Kingdom · Wales · Local Authority
Denbighshire
Local Authority · Wales · population ~97k
Low pay and high crime make Denbighshire a tough place to earn a living, despite relatively affordable housing. A house price to pay multiple of 5.7x is mid-range for Wales, and rent takes a manageable 24.5% of gross earnings. However, weekly pay is the lowest in the region at £660, and recorded crime is higher than 81% of Wales authorities, at 95.8 per 1,000 people. Council tax is close to the Wales median. This suits those prioritising lower property costs over career prospects and safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Denbighshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,320/yr
Very low
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
House price
£195,000
Most affordable
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£701/mo
Most affordable
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,339/yr
Cheap
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
95.8/1k
Highest
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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no data
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Estyn regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Wales schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Denbighshire, see the official Estyn site.
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