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Marford, Gresford & Llay North

Middle area

North east Wrexham. 7,160 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Marford, Gresford & Llay North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£285,000
Joint 3,446th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,682
Joint 3,783rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Marford, Gresford & Llay North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marford, Gresford & Llay North at a rate of 48.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 101.0 per 1,000 people across Wrexham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences122
Anti-social behaviour62
Other crime55
Criminal damage and arson37
Drug offences32
Shoplifting17
Burglary10
Vehicle crime9
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Marford, Gresford & Llay North compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Marford, Gresford & Llay NorthMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Wrexham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wrexham18 areas from £142,250 to £357,500. The middle area is £200,250. Marford, Gresford & Llay North is £285,000.
£285,000joint 2nd most expensive
Population18 middle areas, Wrexham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wrexham18 areas from 5,704 to 9,895. The middle area is 7,268. Marford, Gresford & Llay North is 6,682.
6,6827th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Wrexham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wrexham18 areas from 37.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Marford, Gresford & Llay North is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Wrexham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wrexham18 areas from 49.9% to 98.9%. The middle area is 86.8%. Marford, Gresford & Llay North is 86.8%.
86.8%9th highest

Is Marford, Gresford & Llay North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marford, Gresford & Llay North at a rate of 48.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 101.0 per 1,000 people across Wrexham.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Marford, Gresford & Llay North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (122), anti-social behaviour (62) and other crime (55).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wrexham

These figures are published for the whole of Wrexham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wrexham and not Marford, Gresford & Llay North alone. See Wrexham

Average house price
£215,035
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,246
72nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
Joint 101st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
137,977
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Marford, Gresford & Llay North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Marford, Gresford & Llay North was £285,000 in 2025.

Marford, Gresford & Llay North had 6,682 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Marford, Gresford & Llay North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Marford, Gresford & Llay North, 86.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.