Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:45 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:25 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,577 residentsin the Mostyn & Holway census areaMedian age 46.82,752 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,024 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C860 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 4 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)
Parks and green spacesPennant Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 41 haFron Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 2 haY Ddol Uchafpark · 3.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202537 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,027 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation210 m689 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 117 to 237 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolywell Community Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryPennant Surgery2.3 miPharmacyBoots2.3 miDentistPanton House Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryYsgol Bro Carmel158 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol y Llan VA Primary School Whitford70 pupils1.7 miSecondaryYsgol Treffynnon519 pupils2.5 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College13.1 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts15.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationFlint6.3 miBus stationHolywell Bus Station 12.3 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside14 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH8 postcode district.
