Housing in CH5 1XX
What the homes in CH5 1XX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Garden City
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,164 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.2%). Flats make up 10.1%, below the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
45.5% of households in the CH5 1XX area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 20.4% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership1.8%0.3%
- Private rented9.3%17%
- Social rented43.2%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.5%). 27.8% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CH5 1XX (Shotton & Garden City) (about 1,164 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.