Hope (Flintshire)

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 4° · 56% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:35

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

35 reported · August 2026▲ 75% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Vehicle crime6
• Other theft4

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Caergwrle · 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)

35 food businesses within 2 miles

• 33 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Caergwrle (0.4 km)
• 5 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: 137.8p · AppleGreen (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (9.5 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds8

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

Sir Mark Tami

Labour

Alyn and Deeside

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 26
• Con 1
• LD 4
• Ref 8

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,180 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Nuclear 32% · Gas 18% · Imports 4%

71 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 · 6 pharmacies in LL12

• Hope Family Medical Centre
• Alyn Family Doctors
• Borras Park Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  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…

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  Hope, Flintshire · 0.3 km

  Hope 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…

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  Caergwrle Castle · 0.3 km

  Caergwrle 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…

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  Caergwrle railway station · 0.4 km

  Caergwrle 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…

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  Abermorddu · 0.7 km

  Abermorddu 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)