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
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 4° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:38
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
35US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
28 reported · August 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Criminal damage & arson6
- Burglary4
Neighbourhood team: Hawarden · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Tackling retail crime
- Crime Prevention
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
113 reported road collisions (2025)
47 killed or seriously injured · 154 casualties · 7.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
127 food businesses within 2 miles
- 107 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
- 3 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
£214,882 average▲ 2.5% YoY
Across Flintshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£811 average monthly rent▲ 7.2% YoY
- 1 bed £593
- 2 bed £756
- 3 bed £892
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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)
10 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,604
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,126
- Net moves+478
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
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:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 26
- Con 1
- LD 4
- Ref 8
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
6,180 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £28,986 avg
e.g. Warehouse Operative, Trainee Driving Instructor - Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, Laboratory Analyst - Entry Level
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£771 median full-time weekly pay
3.1% 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
49% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Nuclear 25% · Wind 24% · Imports 2%
191 gCO₂/kWh · high 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
Health services
9 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in CH5
- North Wales Gp Ooh Service
- Flintshire Subs Misuse Service
- The Stables Medical
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Alyn and Deeside:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth276 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK163 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately149 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants135 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills133 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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.