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Buckley

Buckley is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 63,576. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 2 GPs and clinics, and 1 pharmacy, with 39 bus stops and Buckley railway station 1.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £222,757. There were around 89 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Buckley area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Flintshire area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 154,962 residents at roughly 352 people per km².

Council
Flintshire
County
Clwyd
Constituency
Alyn and Deeside
Police force
North Wales

Weather

11°CClear

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 50% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:40

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

119 reported · July 2026 40% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences41
  • Anti-social behaviour25
  • Shoplifting16
  • Criminal damage & arson11

2 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Buckley Bistre West · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling retail crime
  • Violence against women and girls (VAWG)

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

122 reported road collisions (2024)

51 killed or seriously injured · 176 casualties · 7.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

82 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 76 rated 4–5 ★ (62 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Buckley (1.9 km)
  • 37 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Buckley (1.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£213,930 average 1% YoY

Across Flintshire · to 2026-06

Detached£308,597
Semi-detached£190,871
Terraced£155,843
Flat£104,850

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£803 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £588
  • 2 bed £749
  • 3 bed £883

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Precinct Way (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches28
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

154,962 residents in Flintshire · 352/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Wales

3% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 11% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 71,570)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Care & health services

2 CQC-registered services

  • Homecare agencies2

CQC ratings: 100% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Flintshire

Your MP

Sir Mark Tami

Labour

Alyn and Deeside

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens14
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

45 jobs advertised · £54,413 avg

e.g. Morning Delivery Driver, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Trainee Driving Instructor - Buckley, Flintshire, Wales

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£771 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,426 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 68,585 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 58% · Nuclear 22% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%

62 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Alyn and Deeside:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Buckley Town Council Offices · 0.2 km

    Buckley Town Council Offices is a municipal building located on Mold Road in Buckley, Flintshire in Wales. The structure, which accommodates the offices and meeting place of Buckley Town Council, is a Grade II listed…

  • District of Alyn and Deeside · 0.4 km

    Alyn and Deeside was one of six local government districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales from 1974 to 1996. There is still a parliamentary constituency of the same name.

  • Elfed High School · 0.6 km

    Elfed High School is an 11–16 mixed, English-medium community secondary school in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales.

  • Buckley, Flintshire · 0.6 km

    Buckley is a town and community in Flintshire, North East Wales, two miles (3 km) from the town of Mold and contiguous with the villages of Ewloe, Alltami and Mynydd Isa. It is on the A549 road, with the larger A55 ro…

  • St Matthew's Church, Buckley · 1.1 km

    St Matthew's Church, is in the town of Buckley, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Borderlands Mission Area, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is a Grade…

  • Etna Park · 1.5 km

    Etna Park is a park near the town of Buckley.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Buckley?
Buckley is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
What is the population of Buckley?
Buckley has an approximate settlement population of 63,576.
How deprived is Buckley?
The Flintshire local authority, which includes Buckley, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.