New Brighton
New Brighton is a town or village in Clwyd, Wales, with two restaurants and cafés and ten bus stops, near Celyn Wood Junction railway station (3.9 km). There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the New Brighton 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 14° · 44% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:35
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
28 reported · July 2026▼ 15% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Shoplifting5
- Public order2
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: New Brighton · 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
165 food businesses within 2 miles
- 149 rated 4–5 ★ (124 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Celyn Wood Junction (3.9 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Buckley (4.6 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 (1.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (1.7 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Beaufort Park Hotel (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches17
- Playgrounds10
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
- Schools6
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens42
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,135 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
17 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg
e.g. Rental Property Cleaning Specialists, Become a Computer science Tutor in New Brighton – Flexible & Remote, Become a Maths Tutor in New Brighton – Flexible & Remote
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
46% low-carbon electricity
Gas 51% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 18% · Imports 4%
202 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd East:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office433 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership337 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s247 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership228 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test195 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- New Brighton, Flintshire · 0.1 km
New Brighton is a small village in Flintshire, in north-east Wales. It lies between the towns of Mold and Buckley, in the community of Argoed.
- Mynydd Isa · 1.1 km
Mynydd Isa is a village in Flintshire, in north-east Wales. It lies between the county town of Mold, and Buckley in the community of Argoed which had a population of 5837 according to the 2011 census. Mynydd Isa was o…
- Theatr Clwyd · 1.2 km
Theatr Clwyd is a regional arts centre and producing theatre 1 mile (1.6 km) from Mold, Flintshire, in North East Wales. It opened as Theatr Clwyd in 1976, but was known between 1998 and 2015 as Clwyd Theatr Cymru, be…
County Hall, Mold · 1.2 kmCounty Hall is a former municipal building on Raikes Lane in Mold, Flintshire. It was the headquarters of the historic Flintshire county council from 1967 to 1974, the headquarters of Clwyd County Council from 1974 to…
- Mold Law Courts · 1.2 km
Mold Law Courts is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a County Court venue, which deals with civil cases, in Raikes Lane, Mold, Flintshire, Wales.
- Maes y Grug · 1.4 km
Maes y Grug is a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Alltami in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Flintshire with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Brighton?
- New Brighton is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
- How deprived is New Brighton?
- The Flintshire local authority, which includes New Brighton, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.