Housing in CH8 8QB
What the homes in CH8 8QB 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)
CH8 8QBHolywell
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.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 8QB 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.7%. 21.5% 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 8QB 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.