Housing in CH8 7LB
What the homes in CH8 7LB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Bagillt
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,961 (2024)
CH8 7LBHolywell
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (59.1%). Flats make up 7.8%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 7LB area is broadly in line with that, at 66.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 17%. 38% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented11.7%17%
- Social rented22%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. 29.2% 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 18.6%. 30.6% 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 7LB sits in (Holywell & Bagillt): about 1,961 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.