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The Wrexham Built-up area (also known as the Wrexham Urban Area) is an area of land defined by the
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(ONS) for population monitoring purposes. It is an urban
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fully within
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and consists of the urban area centred on the city of
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. Until the 2021 census, it also included the historically industrial settlements to the west including Gwersyllt, Rhostyllen, Brymbo, Bradley and New Broughton.


Description


2011 census

The detailed methodology of the process used across the UK by ONS in 2011 is set out in ''2011 Built-up Areas - Methodology and Guidance'', published in June 2013. It is summarised as "..a ‘bricks and mortar’ approach, with areas defined as built-up land with a minimum area of 20 hectares (0.2 km2 / 0.077 mile2), while settlements within 200 metres of each other are linked. Built-up area sub-divisions are also identified to provide greater detail in the data, especially in the larger conurbations."Office for National Statistics, ''2011 Built-up Areas - Methodology and Guidance'', p.3
 The total population of the built-up area defined on this basis in 2011 was 65,692 at the 2011 census making Wrexham the fourth largest built-up area in
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at the time. This accounts for almost half () of the entire country borough's population of 136,055 residents, with the remainder living in Rhosllanerchrugog's built-up area of 25,362 residents (2011 census) or in various villages and towns in rural parts of the county borough.


2021 census

For the 2021 census, the "Wrexham built-up area" was reduced to 44,785 residents, with other areas formerly considered part of the BUA split into separate ones.Within the dataset under 1d – W45000151 – Wrexham.


Subdivisions (2011 census)

The ONS provides sub-division statistics for the Wrexham built-up area for the 2011 census.


See also

* List of conurbations in the United Kingdom *
List of Welsh principal areas by population This is a list of the 22 principal areas of Wales giving their most recent date of creation and the style by which they are known. The population and density are from the Office for National Statistics estimates. See also * List of Wels ...
* List of Welsh principal areas by area *
List of localities in Wales by population The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales by population according to the 2021 and 2011 Census. 2021 This is a list of built-up areas as of the 2021 census.Within the dataset under 1d. Over 10,000 Under 10,000 2011 See also *List of ...


References

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