Talacre

10°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 10° / 4° · 16% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:39

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

19 reported · August 2026▼ 24% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences12
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Burglary2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Ffynnongroyw · 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)

23 food businesses within 2 miles

• 21 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Prestatyn (5.8 km)
• 0 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: 159.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 51 kW
• Nearest: Fern Lane (5.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds2

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

Becky Gittins

Labour

Clwyd East

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 26
• Con 1
• LD 4
• Ref 8

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,180 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3 jobs advertised · £42,470 avg

e.g. Gate Person, Administrator, Health and Safety Advisor

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

61% low-carbon electricity

Gas 36% · Nuclear 30% · Wind 27% · Imports 4%

142 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

4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in CH8

• Pendre Surgery
• Bodowen Surgery
• Pennant Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd East:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks264 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth187 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK169 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately158 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills152 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Talacre · 0.3 km

  Talacre is a village in Flintshire on the north coast of Wales in the community of Llanasa and the electoral ward of Ffynnongroyw, and is the northernmost mainland settlement in Wales. The village itself has a populat…

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  Point of Ayr · 0.7 km

  The Point of Ayr is the northernmost point of mainland Wales. It is situated immediately to the north of Talacre in Flintshire, at the mouth of the Dee estuary. It is to the southwest of the Liverpool Bay area of the…

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  Point of Ayr Lighthouse · 0.7 km

  The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a Grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre.

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  Point of Ayr Lifeboat Station · 0.8 km

  Point of Ayr Lifeboat Station was located on the shore at Talacre beach, on the Point of Ayr, the most northerly point of Flintshire and mainland Wales.

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  Talacre railway station · 0.8 km

  Talacre railway station served the village of Talacre, in Flintshire, North Wales on the North Wales Coast Line.

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  Big Pool Wood · 1.9 km

  Big Pool Wood is a Nature reserve located near Gronant, Flintshire, Wales. The site is part of the Dee Estuary SSSI & SAC due to the unique wildlife and organisms found in the area. The reserve is centered around a po…

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