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Caerwys

Caerwys is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 950. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 1 bus stop, and there were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Caerwys 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
Delyn
Police force
North Wales

Weather

19°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 21° / 14° · 14% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:33

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

9 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Public order1
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Caerwys · 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

5 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Flint (11.6 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: 141.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: EG Singing Kettle (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches8
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds1

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

Becky Gittins

Labour

Clwyd East

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg

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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

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

47 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 Clwyd East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Caerwys · 0.1 km

    Caerwys is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is just under two miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway and one mile from the A541 Mold-Denbigh road. At the 2001 Census, the population of Caerwys communit…

  • Caerwys Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Caerwys Town Hall is a municipal building on South Street in Caerwys, Flintshire, Wales. The structure is currently used as a community events venue.

  • Caerwys Tufa · 1.1 km

    Caerwys Tufa is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales.

  • Afonwen · 1.4 km

    Afonwen is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the A55 North Wales Expressway and on the A541 Mold-Denbigh road. At the 2001 Census, the population of Afonwen was included i…

  • Caerwys railway station · 1.4 km

    Caerwys railway station was a station in Afonwen, Flintshire, Wales. The station was named for nearby Caerwys, opened on 6 September 1869 and closed on 30 April 1962.

  • Ddol Uchaf · 2.1 km

    Ddol Uchaf is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located near Ysceifiog, Flintshire, Wales. It has been selected as an SSSI due to the unique wildlife and organisms around the area.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Caerwys?
Caerwys is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
What is the population of Caerwys?
Caerwys has an approximate settlement population of 950.
How deprived is Caerwys?
The Flintshire local authority, which includes Caerwys, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.