| Area |
% Good |
% Fairly Good |
% Not Good |
| Wrexham |
66.98 |
21.77 |
11.25 |
| Wales |
65.06 |
22.49 |
12.45 |
| England |
68.76 |
22.21 |
9.03 |
In Wrexham, almost 7 out of 10 people said that their health was "good", just over 2 out of 10 said it was fairly good and around 1 in 10 said it was not good.
Rates for those describing their health as "fairly good" were similar to those in Wales and England (around 22%). The percentage describing their health as good was better in Wrexham (67%) than the Welsh average (65%) but lower than in England where it was almost 69%.
11.25% of all people in Wrexham described their health as "not good" which is below the Welsh average of 12.45% but Wrexham's figure does not compare favourably with England, where only 9.03% of people described their health as "not good".
Limiting long-term illness
Wrexham appears to be a comparatively healthier county than all but one of its North Wales neighbours, with a lower rate of limiting long-term illness and general poor health being indicated in the 2001 Census. This may be explained in part by the attraction of the North Wales coast to people as a retirement location. Wrexham has a higher percentage of its population (21.4%) claiming to be suffering a limiting long-term illness than was the case in 1991 (15.6%).
| Area |
Limiting long-term illness |
General health "not good" |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| Wrexham |
27,567 |
21.4 |
14,455 |
11.2 |
| Conwy |
25,743 |
23.5 |
12,668 |
11.6 |
| Denbighshire |
21,751 |
23.4 |
10,739 |
11.5 |
| Flintshire |
28,524 |
19.2 |
14,520 |
9.8 |
| Gwynedd |
24,122 |
20.6 |
11,152 |
9.5 |
| Isle of Anglesey |
14,958 |
22.4 |
7,035 |
10.5 |
| North Wales |
142,665 |
21.5 |
70,569 |
10.6 |
| Wales |
675,662 |
23.3 |
361,467 |
12.5 |
| Chester |
20,705 |
17.5 |
9,968 |
8.4 |
| England and Wales |
9,484,856 |
18.2 |
4,797,343 |
9.6 |
| United Kingdom |
10,855,835 |
18.5 |
5,490,865 |
9.3 |
Source: Census 2001, Office of National Statistics © Crown copyright.
Notes
- Limiting long-term illness covers any long-term illness; health problem or disability which limits daily activities or work.
- General health refers to health over 12 months prior to Census day (29 April 2001).
| Ward |
General Health
"Good and Fairly Good" |
General Heatlh
"Not Good" |
With a limiting long-term illness |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| Acton |
2,535 |
83.9 |
322 |
10.7 |
488 |
16.1 |
| Borras Park |
2,252 |
89.5 |
227 |
9.0 |
265 |
10.5 |
| Bronington |
2,992 |
92.8 |
252 |
7.8 |
232 |
7.2 |
| Brymbo |
2,298 |
86.6 |
344 |
13.0 |
355 |
13.4 |
| Bryn Cefn |
1,766 |
89.9 |
207 |
6.7 |
208 |
6.7 |
| Brynyffynnon |
2,790 |
89.5 |
317 |
16.1 |
315 |
16.0 |
| Cartrefle |
1,988 |
86.9 |
262 |
11.5 |
300 |
13.1 |
| Cefn |
4,125 |
84.8 |
605 |
12.4 |
741 |
15.2 |
| Chirk North |
2,250 |
89.8 |
138 |
5.5 |
255 |
10.2 |
| Chirk South |
1,656 |
88.6 |
459 |
24.5 |
214 |
11.4 |
| Coedpoeth |
4,230 |
89.6 |
201 |
4.3 |
491 |
10.4 |
| Dyffryn Ceiriog |
2,119 |
91.7 |
242 |
10.5 |
191 |
8.3 |
| Erddig |
1,981 |
89.4 |
166 |
7.5 |
236 |
10.6 |
| Esclusham |
2,427 |
89.3 |
260 |
9.6 |
292 |
10.7 |
| Garden Village |
1,878 |
90.6 |
173 |
8.3 |
195 |
9.4 |
| Gresford East and West |
2,599 |
90.4 |
195 |
6.8 |
277 |
9.6 |
| Grosvenor |
2,044 |
87.6 |
203 |
8.7 |
290 |
12.4 |
| Gwenfro |
1,551 |
86.1 |
228 |
12.7 |
250 |
13.9 |
| Gwersyllt East and South |
3,976 |
91.0 |
385 |
8.8 |
394 |
9.0 |
| Gwersyllt North |
2,354 |
89.7 |
300 |
11.4 |
269 |
10.3 |
| Gwersyllt West |
2,696 |
88.0 |
318 |
10.4 |
367 |
12.0 |
| Hermitage |
1,976 |
84.8 |
305 |
13.1 |
353 |
15.2 |
| Holt |
2,535 |
89.6 |
261 |
9.2 |
293 |
10.4 |
| Johnstown |
3,045 |
90.3 |
336 |
10.0 |
327 |
9.7 |
| Little Acton |
2,172 |
91.4 |
180 |
7.6 |
204 |
8.6 |
| Llangollen Rural |
1,775 |
88.8 |
212 |
10.6 |
224 |
11.2 |
| Llay |
4,351 |
88.7 |
488 |
9.9 |
554 |
11.3 |
| Maesydre |
1,743 |
87.0 |
215 |
10.7 |
260 |
13.0 |
| Marchwiel |
2,208 |
91.3 |
210 |
8.7 |
210 |
8.7 |
| Marford & Hoseley |
2,320 |
94.4 |
142 |
5.8 |
138 |
5.6 |
| Minera |
2,222 |
91.2 |
231 |
9.5 |
215 |
8.8 |
| New Broughton |
2,805 |
88.4 |
289 |
9.1 |
368 |
11.6 |
| Offa |
2,010 |
91.3 |
205 |
9.3 |
191 |
8.7 |
| Overton |
2,899 |
92.4 |
234 |
7.5 |
240 |
7.6 |
| Pant |
1,959 |
86.6 |
276 |
12.2 |
304 |
13.4 |
| Penycae |
1,946 |
86.6 |
318 |
14.2 |
301 |
13.4 |
| Penycae & Ruabon South |
2,084 |
89.4 |
243 |
10.4 |
247 |
10.6 |
| Plas Madoc |
1,522 |
83.0 |
298 |
16.3 |
311 |
17.0 |
| Ponciau |
3,895 |
86.8 |
509 |
11.3 |
591 |
13.2 |
| Queensway |
2,145 |
87.1 |
304 |
12.3 |
317 |
12.9 |
| Rhosnesni |
2,772 |
91.2 |
217 |
7.1 |
269 |
8.8 |
| Rossett |
3,056 |
91.6 |
241 |
7.2 |
280 |
8.4 |
| Ruabon |
2,093 |
87.2 |
290 |
12.1 |
307 |
12.8 |
| Smithfield |
1,801 |
84.3 |
281 |
13.2 |
335 |
15.7 |
| Stansty |
1,866 |
85.8 |
226 |
10.4 |
309 |
14.2 |
| Whitegate |
2,456 |
88.2 |
344 |
12.3 |
330 |
11.8 |
| Wynnstay |
1,858 |
84.1 |
347 |
15.7 |
352 |
15.9 |
Source: 2001 Census. © Crown Copyright 2003 Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO.
There were 6 wards (Acton; Brynyffynnon; Cefn; Plas Madoc; Smithfield; Wynnstay) with over 15% of people who described their health as 'not good' at the time of the 2001 Census.
There are 4 wards (Bryn Cefn; Coedpoeth; Plas Madoc; Wynnstay) with over 15% of people who had limiting long term illnesses. Rates in Bryn Cefn, Plas Madoc and Wynnstay are around 16% but Coedpoeth has a more significant number - almost 1 in 4 or 24.5%.
All Wrexham's wards had over 84% of the population who described their health as 'good' or 'fairly good' at the time of the 2001 Census. There were 14 wards with rates of over 90% and one ward with over 94%.
| Area |
% |
| Bronington |
92.8 |
| Chirk North |
91.7 |
| Garden Village |
90.6 |
| Gresford East and West |
90.4 |
| Gwersyllt East and South |
91.0 |
| Johnstown |
90.3 |
| Little Acton |
91.4 |
| Marchwiel |
91.3 |
| Marford and Hoseley |
94.4 |
| Minera |
91.2 |
| Offa |
91.3 |
| Overton |
92.4 |
| Rhosnesni |
91.2 |
| Rossett |
91.6 |
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