Local servicesHospitalMold Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryAllt Goch Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistChurch Street Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryOwen Jones CP135 pupils1.0 miSecondaryFlint High School747 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt. Richard Gwyn Catholic High School774 pupils1.3 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College12.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester10.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationFlint1.8 miBus stationBus Station 7Mold3.8 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops10 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 32 min8:24 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,106 residentsin the Flint South West census areaMedian age 46.02,480 households82% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,062 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 20%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C870 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksMoel Ffagnalltmountain · 3.3 miPen-goch Hillhill · 1.4 miAfondalevalley · 1.5 miNant-y-Fflintvalley · 1.7 miBryn-y-garreg Woodwoodland · under a mileCoed Llyswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCornist Parkgolf course · 1.4 mi · 25 haParc Gweprapark · 3.1 mi · 61 haPentre Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haGolftyn Parkpark · 2.6 miThe Gathering Grounds Woodpark · 2.9 mi · 4 ha33a to 33bsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202531 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,582 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
