Housing in CH8 7AT
What the homes in CH8 7AT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Bagillt
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,080 (2024)
CH8 7ATHolywell
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.4%). Flats make up 31.1%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 7AT area is well below that, at 38.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 22.8% of households against 17%. 22.8% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.6%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.9%0.3%
- Private rented22.8%17%
- Social rented37.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 43.6% 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 27.1%. 24.4% 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 CH8 7AT sits in (Holywell & Bagillt): about 2,080 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.