Housing in CH8 9EF
What the homes in CH8 9EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mostyn & Holway
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,896 (2024)
CH8 9EFHolywell
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.9%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 9EF area is below that, at 57.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 15.2% of households against 17%. 33.1% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented15.2%17%
- Social rented26.4%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.3%. 24.1% 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 9EF sits in (Mostyn & Holway): about 1,896 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.