Local authority · W06000006
Wrexham
In useWrexham is a local authority in Wales, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- W06000006
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 502 km²
- Population
- 138,245Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
What it contains
84 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
- Wrexham 003A
- Wrexham 003B
- Wrexham 003C
- Wrexham 003D
- Wrexham 003E
- Wrexham 004A
- Wrexham 004B
- Wrexham 004C
- Wrexham 004D
- Wrexham 005A
- Wrexham 005B
- Wrexham 005C
- Wrexham 005D
- Wrexham 006A
- Wrexham 006B
- Wrexham 006C
- Wrexham 006D
- Wrexham 006E
- Wrexham 008A
- Wrexham 008B
- Wrexham 008C
- Wrexham 008D
- Wrexham 008E
- Wrexham 008F
- Wrexham 010C
- Wrexham 010D
- Wrexham 010E
- Wrexham 010F
- Wrexham 011A
- Wrexham 011B
- Wrexham 011C
- Wrexham 011D
- Wrexham 012A
- Wrexham 012B
- Wrexham 012D
- Wrexham 012E
- Wrexham 012F
- Wrexham 012G
- Wrexham 013A
- Wrexham 013B
- Wrexham 013C
- Wrexham 013D
- Wrexham 014A
- Wrexham 014B
- Wrexham 014C
- Wrexham 014D
- Wrexham 015A
- Wrexham 015B
- Wrexham 015C
- Wrexham 015D
- Wrexham 016A
- Wrexham 016B
- Wrexham 016C
- Wrexham 016D
- Wrexham 016E
- Wrexham 017A
- Wrexham 017B
- Wrexham 017C
- Wrexham 017D
- Wrexham 017E
- Wrexham 018A
- Wrexham 018B
- Wrexham 018C
- Wrexham 018D
- Wrexham 019C
- Wrexham 019D
- Wrexham 019E
- Wrexham 019F
- Wrexham 021A
- Wrexham 021B
- Wrexham 021C
- Wrexham 021D
- Wrexham 022A
- Wrexham 022B
- Wrexham 022C
- Wrexham 022D
- Wrexham 022E
- Wrexham 023A
- Wrexham 023B
- Wrexham 023C
- Wrexham 023D
- Wrexham 023E
- Wrexham 023F
- Wrexham 023G
34 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- 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
49 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- 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
Neighbours
5 local authorities share a border with Wrexham, longest border first.
- Shropshire 53.7 km
- Cheshire West and Chester 46.9 km
- Denbighshire 44.8 km
- Powys 21.8 km
- Flintshire 17.2 km
Data published for it
25 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Wrexham itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation2019
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000006 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000006/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000006/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000006/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000006/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000006/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000006?include=capabilities