Housing in CH5 3LU
What the homes in CH5 3LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,713 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (55.3%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH5 3LU area is above that, at 85%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 9.1% of households against 17%. 43.5% own outright and 41.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned85%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented9.1%17%
- Social rented5.6%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 2.4 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.6%. 29.4% 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 3LU sits in (Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton): about 2,713 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.