Rhosddu is an inner suburb and parish immediately west of Wrexham city centre in Wales, largely shaped by 19th‑century expansion when farmland gave way to Victorian terraces and housing for railway, coal and brickworks workers. Its closeness to the city means a mix of long‑standing local families and commuters, with a streetscape of terraced houses, interwar and post‑war estates and pockets of newer development.
The area wears its industrial heritage alongside pockets of green space and community facilities - local parks, a cemetery and small shopping streets - and there’s active interest in conserving Victorian buildings and telling the local history. Economically and socially it’s a typical inner‑city neighbourhood undergoing incremental regeneration, valued for its location and community sense rather than large commercial centres.
Postcode districts covering Rhosddu
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 24.3 miles
- Birkenhead 22.7 miles
- Chester 10.3 miles
- Chester Castle 9.9 miles
- Crewe 23 miles
- Wrexham 0.6 miles
- Buckley 8.6 miles
- Runcorn 22.6 miles
- Widnes 24.5 miles
- Wallasey 25 miles
- Northwich 24.7 miles
- Winsford 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stansty Ward 0.1 miles
- Grosvenor Ward 0.5 miles
- Garden Village Ward 0.5 miles
- Wrexham Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Acton and Maesydre Ward 0.7 miles
- Gwersyllt South Ward 0.7 miles
- Little Acton Ward 0.8 miles
- Brynyffynnon Ward 0.9 miles
- Acton Parish 1 mile
- Pandy Built-up area 1 mile
- Wynnstay Ward 1.1 miles
- Borras Park Ward 1.1 miles
Example postcodes in Rhosddu
LL11 2BQ, LL11 2HB, LL11 1PA, LL11 2LA, LL11 2US, LL11 1EF, LL11 2ND, LL11 2LW, LL11 2EG … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20 miles
- Manchester Airport 36.2 miles
- Wrexham General Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Wrexham Bus Station 0.7 miles
Hotels in Rhosddu Ad
Schools in Rhosddu
- Rhosddu County Primary Primary
- Wat's Dyke County Primary Primary
- Ysgol Plas Coch Primary
Local points of interest
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 0.5 miles
- Erddig Country house 2.2 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 6.7 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 7.1 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 7.8 miles
- The Airfield Stadium 7.9 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 8.7 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 9.3 miles
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 12.2 miles