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Northop

Northop is a village in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 1,000. It has 77 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Celyn Wood Junction, 0.7 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Northop 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°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 75% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Mist

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

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 87% YoY

  • Shoplifting1

Neighbourhood team: Northop · 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

15 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Celyn Wood Junction (0.7 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Flint (4.6 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 (4.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (4.2 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Flint Mountain Supercharger (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches8
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

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

90% low-carbon electricity

Wind 71% · Nuclear 18% · Gas 8% · Imports 2%

38 gCO₂/kWh · 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

  • Church of St Eurgain and St Peter · 0.3 km

    The Church of St Eurgain and St Peter is a parish church located in Northop, Flintshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The Church in Wales church was first documented in the 13th century, with its tower like…

  • Northop · 0.6 km

    Northop is a village, community and electoral ward situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North W…

  • Flintshire Coalfield · 0.8 km

    The Flintshire Coalfield in north-east Wales is one of the smaller British coalfields. It is in the county of Flintshire and extends from the Point of Ayr in the north, along the Dee Estuary through Connah's Quay to C…

  • Northop campus · 0.8 km

    Northop campus stands to the north-west of the village of Northop, Flintshire in North Wales. It is formed of two conjoined campuses of Coleg Cambria and Wrexham University, on the grounds of the former Welsh College…

  • Alyn and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency) · 1.2 km

    Alyn and Deeside is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2001 by Mark Tami of the Labour Party. The constituency was created in 1983, and it el…

  • Flintshire · 1.2 km

    Flintshire is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, the Dee Estuary to the north-east, the English county of Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbigh…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Northop?
Northop is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
What is the population of Northop?
Northop has an approximate settlement population of 1,001.
How deprived is Northop?
The Flintshire local authority, which includes Northop, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.