Flintshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£311,186

Semi-detached

£192,724

Terraced

£157,468

Flat or maisonette

£105,572

First-time buyers

£185,783

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  142,036 in 1991 → 155,867 in 2024 (+9.7%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £134,325 in 2005 → £215,892 in 2026 (+60.7%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £367 in 2008 → £650 in 2025 (+77.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  77.5% in 2004 → 78.5% in 2023 (+1.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (+40.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,650 in 1997 → £23,426 in 2024 (+142.8%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Flintshire; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 4th highest of 22
• Housing affordability · Housing5.7× earnings (April 2025) · 50th lowest of 316
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 67th lowest of 363
• Productivity · Economy & work£43.7 per hour (2023) · 80th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment9.7 t per person (2024) · 328th lowest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.8% (2021) · 323rd highest of 374
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 285th highest of 363
• No qualifications · Education & skills8.8% (2023) · 221st lowest of 293