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Connah's Quay

Connah's Quay is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 10,000. There are 3 pharmacies, 1 park or green space, and 10 restaurants or cafés, with 29 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Shotton, located 2.1 km away. In June 2026, there were around 118 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Connah's Quay 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

16°CMist

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:37

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

158 reported · July 2026 39% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences51
  • Anti-social behaviour39
  • Public order18
  • Criminal damage & arson13

8 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Connah's Quay Golftyn · North Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling the misuse of Drugs
  • Anti-Social Behaviour including Anti-Social Driving

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

94 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 87 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Shotton (2.1 km)
  • 29 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Shotton (2.1 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 (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: McDonald's North Wales Expressway (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches15
  • Playgrounds17

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

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £39,565 avg

e.g. Labourer CSCS, Care Assistant, Relief Security Officer

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

87% low-carbon electricity

Wind 52% · Nuclear 33% · Gas 7% · Imports 6%

32 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

  • St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay · 0.5 km

    St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay is in the town of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the mission area of Borderlands, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The chur…

  • St David's Church, Connah's Quay · 0.6 km

    St David's Church, Connah's Quay is in the town of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the Deanery of Hawarden, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is t…

  • Connah's Quay railway station · 0.7 km

    Connah's Quay railway station was a railway station located to the north of the town of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales on the south bank of the canalised section of the River Dee.

  • Connah's Quay · 0.8 km

    Connah's Quay, known locally as "The Quay" and formerly known as Wepre, is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales on the River Dee and next to the border with England. With a population of 16,771, it is the larges…

  • Connah's Quay High School · 0.9 km

    Connah's Quay High School is an 11–16 mixed, English-medium, community comprehensive secondary school in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales. The school has a roll of 992 learners, of whom 120 are in the sixth form. The…

  • Deeside Stadium · 1.1 km

    Deeside Stadium is a multi-sport stadium located in Connah's Quay, Deeside. It was the home stadium to Cymru Premier side Connah's Quay Nomads until the 2023–24 season and is the home of the Deeside Athletics Club.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Connah's Quay?
Connah's Quay is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
How deprived is Connah's Quay?
The Flintshire local authority, which includes Connah's Quay, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.