Holywell (Flintshire)

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:35

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

106 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences43
• Shoplifting17
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Criminal damage & arson10

Neighbourhood team: Holywell Central · North Wales

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

67 food businesses within 2 miles

• 62 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Flint (6.8 km)
• 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£214,882 average▲ 2.5% YoY

Across Flintshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (1.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (1.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Holywell (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches17
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

154,962 residents in Flintshire · 352/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

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

2 CQC-registered services

• Homecare agencies2

CQC ratings: 100% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Flintshire

Becky Gittins

Labour

Clwyd East

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 26
• Con 1
• LD 4
• Ref 8

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens22
• Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,180 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

61 jobs advertised · £38,819 avg

e.g. Fabricator Welder, Shift Leader, Delivery driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 68,585 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 25% · Imports 2%

99 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

• 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

4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in CH8

• Pendre Surgery
• Bodowen Surgery
• Pennant Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd East:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks264 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth187 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK169 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately158 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills152 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• Holywell Rural District · 0.2 km

  Holywell was a rural district in the administrative county of Flintshire, Wales, from 1894 to 1974.

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  St Winefride's Church, Holywell · 0.2 km

  St Winefride's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Holywell, Flintshire. It was founded by the Society of Jesus and was until recently the first church in the United Kingdom to be administered by the Vocationi…

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  Holywell, Flintshire · 0.2 km

  Holywell is a market town and community in Flintshire, Wales. It lies to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The community includes Greenfield. In 2011, it had a population of 8,886.

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  Holywell Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Holywell Town Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street in Holywell, Wales. The façade of the town hall, which is the only surviving part of the original structure, is a Grade II listed building.

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  St Winefride's Well · 0.3 km

  St Winefride's Well is a holy well and national shrine located in the town of Holywell in Flintshire, Wales. The patron saint of the well, St Winefride, was a 7th-century Christian martyr who according to legend was d…

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  Holywell Town railway station · 0.4 km

  Holywell Town railway station served the market town of Holywell, in Flintshire, Wales. It was the southern terminus of the Holywell branch line, which linked the town centre with the North Wales Main Line at Holywell…

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