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Housing in CH5 2AF

What the homes in CH5 2AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Queensferry & Sandycroft
Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,624 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (53.9%). Flats make up 10.3%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

CH5 2AFWales
Detached29%28.5%
Semi-detached53.9%32.1%
Terraced6.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat8.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH5 2AF area is broadly in line with that, at 60.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.3% of households against 17%. 33.2% own outright and 27.6% with a mortgage.

CH5 2AF
61%
14%
24%
Wales
  • Owned60.7%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
  • Private rented14.3%17%
  • Social rented24.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH5 2AFWales
Owned outright33.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan27.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%14.5%
Other private rented2%2.5%
From the council19.5%8.7%
From a housing association4.9%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CH5 2AFWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19%. 22.6% of households include dependent children.

CH5 2AFWales
Living alone, under 6614.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19%14.6%
Couple, no children16.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 2AF sits in (Queensferry & Sandycroft): about 1,624 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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