Housing in CH8 9BW
What the homes in CH8 9BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,732 (2024)
CH8 9BWHolywell
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (55.6%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 9BW area is above that, at 75.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 13% of households against 17%. 42.3% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented13%17%
- Social rented10.9%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.4%. 21.6% 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 9BW sits in (Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd): about 1,732 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.