Neighbourhood · Flintshire · Wales
Hope
Flintshire 020 · 4 sub-areas · 5,966 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (90/100)Watch-out: Retirees (48/100)Liveability 91/100 · Best 10%Commuter neighbourhood
Hope is a commuter neighbourhood within Flintshire — train into Liverpool runs in around 52 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
91/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Hope?
A snapshot of Hope
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
Hope in Flintshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Hope?
- The median monthly rent across Hope is £778.
- How safe is Hope?
- Hope 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 Hope?
- 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 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Hope?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Hope, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 14242 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Hope?
- The most common council tax band in Hope is C. Council tax is set by Flintshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Hope to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hope to central London is approximately 152 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 Hope?
- 100% of premises in Hope are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Hope?
- The average property price across Flintshire (the local authority covering Hope) 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 Hope 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 Hope?
- Hope contains 4 local areas: Flintshire 020A, Flintshire 020D, Flintshire 020B, Flintshire 020C.
- Where is Hope?
- Hope sits within Flintshire in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Hope
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Hope?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Hope 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 Hope a safe place to live?
- Hope has a safety score of 81/100. 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 Hope?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Hope are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Hope?
- Public-transport commute time from Hope to central London is approximately 152 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Hope different from the rest of Flintshire?
- Hope 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 Hope rank in Flintshire?
- Hope scores 91/100 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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