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Housing in CH4 8FA

What the homes in CH4 8FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Broughton & Saltney
Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,754 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (46%). Flats make up 6.5%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

CH4 8FAWales
Detached18.4%28.5%
Semi-detached46%32.1%
Terraced29.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat2.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH4 8FA area is below that, at 56.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 17%. 22.4% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.

CH4 8FA
57%
21%
22%
Wales
  • Owned56.5%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented20.9%17%
  • Social rented22.2%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH4 8FAWales
Owned outright22.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan34.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.6%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council19.8%8.7%
From a housing association2.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CH4 8FAWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.8%. 29.2% of households include dependent children.

CH4 8FAWales
Living alone, under 6620%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9%14.6%
Couple, no children20.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Flintshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Flintshire, August 2026, +7.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

FlintshireWales
All homes£811£846
One bedroom£593£636
Two bedrooms£756£779
Three bedrooms£892£890
Four or more£1,323£1,247
Detached£1,043£1,083
Semi-detached£840£877
Terraced£800£833
Flat or maisonette£667£706
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH4 8FA sits in (Broughton & Saltney): about 1,754 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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