Neighbourhood · Flintshire · Wales
Holywell & Bagillt
Flintshire 003 · 6 sub-areas · 10,797 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (58/100)Watch-out: Retirees (38/100)Liveability 48/100 · Below median
Holywell & Bagillt is a green, lower-density part of Flintshire — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Liveability
48/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Holywell & Bagillt?
A snapshot of Holywell & Bagillt
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Holywell & Bagillt in Flintshire
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Holywell & Bagillt?
- The median monthly rent across Holywell & Bagillt is £778.
- How safe is Holywell & Bagillt?
- Holywell & Bagillt 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 Holywell & Bagillt?
- 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 76 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Holywell & Bagillt?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Holywell & Bagillt, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 11497 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Holywell & Bagillt?
- The most common council tax band in Holywell & Bagillt is B. Council tax is set by Flintshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Holywell & Bagillt to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Holywell & Bagillt to central London is approximately 216 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 Holywell & Bagillt?
- 100% of premises in Holywell & Bagillt are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Holywell & Bagillt?
- The average property price across Flintshire (the local authority covering Holywell & Bagillt) 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 Holywell & Bagillt 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 Holywell & Bagillt?
- Holywell & Bagillt contains 6 local areas: Flintshire 003E, Flintshire 003B, Flintshire 003A, Flintshire 003F, Flintshire 003D…
- Where is Holywell & Bagillt?
- Holywell & Bagillt sits within Flintshire in the Wales region.
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Frequently asked about Holywell & Bagillt
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Holywell & Bagillt?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Holywell & Bagillt 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 Holywell & Bagillt a safe place to live?
- Holywell & Bagillt has a safety score of 53/100. 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 Holywell & Bagillt?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Holywell & Bagillt are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Holywell & Bagillt?
- Public-transport commute time from Holywell & Bagillt to central London is approximately 216 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Holywell & Bagillt different from the rest of Flintshire?
- Holywell & Bagillt contains 6 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 Holywell & Bagillt rank in Flintshire?
- Holywell & Bagillt scores 48/100 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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