Housing in CH8 7GR
What the homes in CH8 7GR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Bagillt
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
CH8 7GRHolywell
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.9%). Flats make up 14%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 7GR area is below that, at 51.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 17%. 25% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.9%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented12%17%
- Social rented35.9%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% 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 18.4%. 29.2% 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 7GR sits in (Holywell & Bagillt): about 1,510 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.