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