Shotton

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:35

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

177 reported · August 2026▲ 20% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences52
• Anti-social behaviour45
• Shoplifting19
• Criminal damage & arson16

7 stop & searches · mostly evidence of offences under the act

Neighbourhood team: Shotton Higher · 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)

166 food businesses within 2 miles

• 137 rated 4–5 ★ (121 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Shotton (1.1 km)
• 31 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 (7.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (7.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Pierce Street (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms4
• Sports pitches32
• Playgrounds17

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)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés46

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,180 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

16 jobs advertised · £36,166 avg

e.g. Shunter, AVON Representatives wanted in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales – start today, Electrician

Source: Adzuna

£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

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Nuclear 31% · Gas 23% · Imports 3%

92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

9 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in CH5

• North Wales Gp Ooh Service
• Flintshire Subs Misuse Service
• The Stables Medical

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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  Deeside Community Hospital · 0.3 km

  Deeside Community Hospital is a community hospital in Aston Park, Flintshire, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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  Deeside · 0.6 km

  Deeside is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee that flows from neighb…

• John Summers High School · 0.6 km

  John Summers High School was an 11–18 mixed, English-medium, secondary school and sixth form in Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales. It closed on 20 July 2017.

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  Shotton, Flintshire · 0.6 km

  Shotton is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, joined with Connah's Quay, near the border with England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Chester and can b…

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  St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton · 0.7 km

  St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton, is in the town of Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hawarden, the archdeaconry of Wrexham, and the diocese of St Asaph It is designate…

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  Aston, Flintshire · 0.7 km

  Aston, also known as Aston Park, is a village in the community of Hawarden, in the principal area of Flintshire, north Wales. It is near to Hawarden and Shotton, in a relatively urban area, though there remains signif…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)