Housing in CH7 1LY
What the homes in CH7 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mold
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,003 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.8%). Flats make up 11.9%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH7 1LY area is broadly in line with that, at 68.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 17%. 41.9% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.1%66.1%
- Shared ownership1.1%0.3%
- Private rented15.3%17%
- Social rented15.4%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 2.1 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.6%. 25.1% 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 CH7 1LY sits in (Mold): about 2,003 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.