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 miles39 km
- Birkenhead 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Chester 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Chester Castle 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Crewe 23 miles37 km
- Wrexham 0.6 miles1 km
- Buckley 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Runcorn 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Widnes 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Wallasey 25 miles40.2 km
- Northwich 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Winsford 21.8 miles35 km
Neighbouring places
- Stansty Ward 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Grosvenor Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Garden Village Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Wrexham Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Acton and Maesydre Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Gwersyllt South Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Little Acton Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Brynyffynnon Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Acton Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Pandy Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Wynnstay Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Borras Park Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
Example postcodes in Rhosddu
LL11 2NJ, LL11 2HH, LL11 1LS, LL11 1NL, LL11 2SW, LL11 0NQ, LL11 2PT, LL11 2EN, LL11 2TH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20 miles32.1 km
- Manchester Airport 36.2 miles58.3 km
- Wrexham General Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
Hotels near Rhosddu Ad
- The Lemon Tree 3 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Hotel Wrexham 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Rossett Hall Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Wrexham Llyndir Hall Hotel 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Wynnstay Arms, Wrexham by Marston's Inns 3 1 mile1.5 km
- The Townhouse Chester 3 10 miles16.1 km
- Holiday Inn A55 Chester West 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
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 miles0.8 km
- Erddig Country house 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles9.8 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Airfield Stadium 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km