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Housing in CH8 9LS

What the homes in CH8 9LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd
Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,479 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (45.8%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

CH8 9LSWales
Detached45.8%28.5%
Semi-detached30.2%32.1%
Terraced21.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat0.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home1.3%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the CH8 9LS area is broadly in line with that, at 70.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.9% of households against 17%. 43.2% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

CH8 9LS
71%
15%
15%
Wales
  • Owned70.5%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented14.9%17%
  • Social rented14.6%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH8 9LSWales
Owned outright43.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%14.5%
Other private rented2.8%2.5%
From the council12.2%8.7%
From a housing association2.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CH8 9LSWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.1%. 17.8% of households include dependent children.

CH8 9LSWales
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%14.6%
Couple, no children22.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children11.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 9LS sits in (Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd): about 1,479 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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