Hope (Flintshire)
Hope (Flintshire) is a village in Clwyd, Wales. It has around 1 GP surgery or clinic, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 5 restaurants or cafés, 5 bus stops, and Caergwrle railway station is 0.4 km away. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Hope (Flintshire) 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
17°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 9° · 74% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
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
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
20 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Other theft2
- Shoplifting2
Neighbourhood team: Caergwrle · 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
35 food businesses within 2 miles
- 33 rated 4–5 ★ (29 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Caergwrle (0.4 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Caergwrle (0.4 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 (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (9.5 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: 75 kW
- Nearest: Alyn Waters Country Park (3.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- 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
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,135 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
93% low-carbon electricity
Wind 69% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4% · Gas 3%
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
- Caergwrle · 0.1 km
Caergwrle is a village in the county of Flintshire, in north east Wales. Approximately 5–6 miles (8.0–9.7 km) from Wrexham and situated on the A541 road, it is contiguous with the villages of Abermorddu and Hope, thou…
Hope, Flintshire · 0.3 kmHope is a small village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn, and less than 5 miles from W…
Caergwrle Castle · 0.3 kmCaergwrle Castle, also known as Queen's Hope in scholarly texts, is a castle located in the village of Caergwrle, in Flintshire, Wales. It was built by the Welsh under Dafydd ap Gruffydd in service to Edward I of Engl…
Caergwrle railway station · 0.4 kmCaergwrle railway station serves the village of Caergwrle in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4¾ miles (7 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.
- Rhydyn Hall · 0.6 km
Rhydyn Hall, near Caergwrle in Flintshire, Wales, is an 18th-century building with two storeys with a later wing to the north-west. It has a slate roof, Doric porch and iron verandahs, and was designated a Grade II* l…
Abermorddu · 0.7 kmAbermorddu is a village in the county of Flintshire, Wales, in the community of Hope. Approximately 5 miles north of Wrexham along the A541 road, it is contiguous with the main village of Caergwrle and closely related…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Flintshire with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hope (Flintshire)?
- Hope (Flintshire) is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
- How deprived is Hope (Flintshire)?
- The Flintshire local authority, which includes Hope (Flintshire), is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.