Local servicesHospitalHolywell Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryEyton Place Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist7-9 Church Streetright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryYsgol Gwynedd CP500 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Croes Atti274 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt. Richard Gwyn Catholic High School774 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester10.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL13 miRailway stationFlintunder a mileBus stationHolywell Bus Station Stand 43.9 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:44 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:24 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,630 residentsin the Flint North East census areaMedian age 37.33,365 households51% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright34% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,486 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 21%, retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 69% go by car, 5% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 92%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C865 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPen-goch Hillhill · under a mileAfondalevalley · under a mileMoel Ffagnalltmountain · 3.8 miFlint Marshwetland · under a mileNant-y-Fflintvalley · 1.5 miRed Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCornist Parkgolf course · under a mile · 25 ha33a to 33bsports ground · within reachPentre Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haParc Gweprapark · 4.1 mi · 61 haGolftyn Parkpark · 3.1 miThe University of Liverpool Botanic Gardenspark · 3.9 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197625 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202531 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,598 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
