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Housing in CH5 1DX

What the homes in CH5 1DX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Shotton & Garden City
Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,133 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (42.9%). Flats make up 17.6%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

CH5 1DXWales
Detached16.2%28.5%
Semi-detached42.9%32.1%
Terraced23.3%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH5 1DX area is broadly in line with that, at 65.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 25.1% of households against 17%. 38.4% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.

CH5 1DX
66%
25%
Wales
  • Owned65.9%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented25.1%17%
  • Social rented8.7%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH5 1DXWales
Owned outright38.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan27.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.3%14.5%
Other private rented1.8%2.5%
From the council6.6%8.7%
From a housing association2.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CH5 1DXWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.7%. 22.1% of households include dependent children.

CH5 1DXWales
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.1%14.6%
Couple, no children17.6%16.5%
Couple with dependent children15.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.4%10.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 CH5 1DX sits in (Shotton & Garden City): about 2,133 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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