Wrexham
§ This page gives an overview of the Wrexham local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Wrexham in northeast Wales is the country’s newest city, granted status in 2022. It has a strong manufacturing base, a growing tourism sector, and a football club that has gained global attention. Wrexham serves as a regional hub for shopping, culture, and education.
The administrative boundary of Wrexham can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Wrexham.
Key Facts about Wrexham
What region is Wrexham in? Wrexham is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.
Is Wrexham a city? Yes, Wrexham is a city. Wrexham holds official city status as one of the 76 designated cities in the UK.
Who governs Wrexham? The local government for this district is: Wrexham County Borough Council (Wales County Borough Council).
▶ Official website of Wrexham County Borough Council 🔗 wrexham.gov.uk
Which police force covers Wrexham? Policing in Wrexham is provided by North Wales Police 🔗 northwales.police.uk, which serves 6 local authority districts: Conwy ⁞ Denbighshire ⁞ Flintshire ⁞ Gwynedd ⁞ Isle of Anglesey ⁞ Wrexham.
Wrexham in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Wrexham is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Wales
- (ITL 2) ⇒ North Wales
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Flintshire and Wrexham
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.
Constituencies in Wrexham
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Wrexham
Wrexham is divided into 49 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- 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
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Communities in Wrexham
Wrexham has 34 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abenbury
- Acton
- Bangor Is-y-coed
- Bronington
- Broughton
- Brymbo
- Caia Park
- Cefn
- Ceiriog Ucha
- Chirk
- Coedpoeth
- Erbistock
- Esclusham
- Glyntraian
- Gresford
- Gwersyllt
- Hanmer
- Holt
- Isycoed
- Llangollen Rural
- Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog
- Llay
- Maelor South
- Marchwiel
- Minera
- Offa
- Overton
- Penycae
- Rhosddu
- Rhosllanerchrugog
- Rossett
- Ruabon
- Sesswick
- Willington Worthenbury
In Wales, communities are the Welsh equivalent of civil parishes—the lowest tier of local government. Every part of Wales lies within a community, though only some have an elected community or town council. Where they exist, these councils handle very local matters and speak for residents to the county or county borough council. Like English civil parishes, communities are purely civil/administrative and are distinct from church parishes.
Built-up Areas in Wrexham
Wrexham covers 29 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Acrefair and Cefn-mawr
- Bangor-on-Dee
- Bradley (Wrexham)
- Brynteg (Wrexham)
- Bwlchgwyn
- Chirk
- Coedpoeth
- Froncysyllte
- Glyn Ceiriog
- Gresford
- Gwersyllt
- Gwynfryn
- Holt (Wrexham) *
- Hope (Flintshire) *
- Llay
- Marchwiel
- Minera
- Overton (Wrexham)
- Penley
- Pentre Maelor
- Rhosllannerchrugog
- Rhostyllen
- Rossett
- Ruabon
- Tallarn Green *
- Tanyfron
- Threapwood *
- Trevor *
- Wrexham
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Wrexham.)
Wrexham compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Wrexham compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Wrexham has 49 electoral wards.
Wrexham has a population of 138,245 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Wrexham can be found on the ONS statistics for Wrexham.