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Leeswood

Leeswood is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 2,282. The nearest railway station is Penyffordd, 2.6 km away. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Leeswood 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
Delyn
Police force
North Wales

Weather

15°CMist

  • Today: 19° / 14° · 71% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast

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

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

13 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Leeswood · 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

9 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Penyffordd (2.8 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Penyffordd (2.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£213,930 average 1% YoY

Across Flintshire · to 2026-06

Detached£308,597
Semi-detached£190,871
Terraced£155,843
Flat£104,850

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 (5.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (5.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

14 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Tesni Properties LTD (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches8
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

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

Becky Gittins

Labour

Clwyd East

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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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

98% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 46% · Wind 45% · Biomass 6% · Gas 2%

15 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 Clwyd East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Leeswood · 0.1 km

    Leeswood is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, about 3 miles (5 km) from the market town of Mold. At the 2001 census, the population was 2,143, reducing slightly to 2,135 at the 2011 census.

  • Pontblyddyn · 0.8 km

    Pontblyddyn is a village just to the east of Leeswood, in Flintshire, Wales and is situated around 8 miles from Wrexham. Plas Teg, one of the most important Jacobean-era houses in Wales, is located near the village.

  • Fferm · 1.1 km

    Fferm Farmhouse is a small Elizabethan manor house, located to the east of Pontblyddyn in the county of Flintshire, Wales. It is listed as a grade I historic building, as 'an exceptionally fine example of a small mano…

  • Coed Talon railway station · 1.2 km

    Coed Talon railway station was a station in Coed Talon, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 1 January 1892, closed to passengers on 27 March 1950 and closed completely on 22 July 1963.

  • Leeswood and Pontblyddyn · 1.3 km

    Leeswood and Pontblyddyn is a community in Flintshire, Wales in the United Kingdom, including the villages of Leeswood and Pontblyddyn.

  • Coed Talon · 1.3 km

    Coed Talon is a small, formerly industrial village between Leeswood and Treuddyn in Flintshire, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh word coed ("wood") and the word talwrn, anglicised to "Talon", meaning a "hills…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Leeswood?
Leeswood is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
What is the population of Leeswood?
Leeswood has an approximate settlement population of 2,282.
How deprived is Leeswood?
The Flintshire local authority, which includes Leeswood, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.