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Flint North East
Flintshire 004 · 4 sub-areas · 8,028 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (70/100)Watch-out: Families (33/100)Liveability 84/100 · Top quartile
Flint North East is a mid-density neighbourhood of Flintshire in the Wales region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
84/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Flint North East?
A snapshot of Flint North East
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £778 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Flint North East in Flintshire
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Flint North East?
- The median monthly rent across Flint North East is £778.
- How safe is Flint North East?
- Flint North East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Flint North East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 9 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Flint North East?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Flint North East, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 9260 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Flint North East?
- The most common council tax band in Flint North East is C. Council tax is set by Flintshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Flint North East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Flint North East to central London is approximately 149 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Flint North East?
- 100% of premises in Flint North East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Flint North East?
- The average property price across Flintshire (the local authority covering Flint North East) is approximately £210,195, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Flint North East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.45 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,675.)
- Which local areas are part of Flint North East?
- Flint North East contains 4 local areas: Flintshire 004A, Flintshire 004C, Flintshire 004D, Flintshire 004B.
- Where is Flint North East?
- Flint North East sits within Flintshire in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Flint North East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Flint North East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Flint North East is £778. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Flint North East a safe place to live?
- Flint North East has a safety score of 18/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Flint North East?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Flint North East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Flint North East?
- Public-transport commute time from Flint North East to central London is approximately 149 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Flint North East different from the rest of Flintshire?
- Flint North East contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Flint North East rank in Flintshire?
- Flint North East scores 84/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Flintshire, see the Cities table on the Flintshire page.
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