Hawarden
Hawarden is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 25,513. It has around 30 bus stops, 1 school, 1 pharmacy, and around 16 restaurants and cafés, with Hawarden railway station 0.9 km away. There were around 24 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 Hawarden 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
15°CMist
- Today: 20° / 14° · 53% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:35
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
29 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Burglary3
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Hawarden · 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
113 food businesses within 2 miles
- 106 rated 4–5 ★ (97 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hawarden (0.4 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hawarden (0.5 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 (7.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (7.7 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Running Hare Pub & Restaurant (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches12
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,135 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
32 jobs advertised · £30,954 avg
e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Online Psychology Tutoring Job in Hawarden – Flexible Schedule, Care Assistant - Mornings - Driving License Required
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
Nuclear 54% · Wind 28% · Imports 11% · Biomass 5%
14 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden · 0.1 kmSt Deiniol's Church, Hawarden, is in the village of Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. It is the parish church of the rectorial benefice of Hawarden in the deanery of Hawarden, the archdeaconry of Wrexham, and the diocese o…
- Gladstone's Library · 0.2 km
Gladstone's Library, known until 2010 as St Deiniol's Library, is a residential library in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, UK.
Hawarden railway station · 0.4 kmHawarden railway station serves the village of Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated on the Borderlands Line 10+1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) north of Wrexham Central and all passenger services are operated by Transport…
Hawarden · 0.5 kmHawarden is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home to Hawarden Castle. In the 2011 census the ward of the same name had a population…
- St Deiniols Ash · 0.5 km
St Deiniols Ash is a 16th- or 17th-century Grade-I-listed timber-framed manor house in Hawarden, in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The house contains a series of wall paintings depicting the life of St Deiniol that are…
Hawarden Castle (medieval) · 0.6 kmHawarden Old Castle is a Grade I listed medieval castle near Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hawarden?
- Hawarden is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
- What is the population of Hawarden?
- Hawarden has an approximate settlement population of 25,513.
- How deprived is Hawarden?
- The Flintshire local authority, which includes Hawarden, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.