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
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:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office446 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s349 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership321 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test284 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth275 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
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 kmAlyn 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 kmBuckley 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 kmSt 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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.