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Housing in CH8 8NB

What the homes in CH8 8NB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Caerwys, Halkyn & Nannerch
Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,260 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (78.8%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

CH8 8NBWales
Detached78.8%28.5%
Semi-detached15.3%32.1%
Terraced5%26.6%
Purpose-built flat0.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 8NB area is above that, at 86.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 9.1% of households against 17%. 50.5% own outright and 35.6% with a mortgage.

CH8 8NB
86%
Wales
  • Owned86.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership1.7%0.3%
  • Private rented9.1%17%
  • Social rented3.1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH8 8NBWales
Owned outright50.5%38%
With a mortgage or loan35.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent7%14.5%
Other private rented2.1%2.5%
From the council3.1%8.7%
From a housing association0%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 21.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CH8 8NBWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.7%. 21.5% of households include dependent children.

CH8 8NBWales
Living alone, under 6610.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%14.6%
Couple, no children22.7%16.5%
Couple with dependent children19.4%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%5.6%
Rents

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.

FlintshireWales
All homes£811£846
One bedroom£593£636
Two bedrooms£756£779
Three bedrooms£892£890
Four or more£1,323£1,247
Detached£1,043£1,083
Semi-detached£840£877
Terraced£800£833
Flat or maisonette£667£706
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH8 8NB sits in (Caerwys, Halkyn & Nannerch): about 1,260 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.

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