Mold
Flintshire 016 · 7 sub-areas · 10,280 residents
Mold 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.
Overview
What's it like to live in Mold?
3 parks and 5 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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; 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 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Mold in Flintshire
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Mold?
- The median monthly rent across Mold is £778.
- How safe is Mold?
- Mold 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 Mold?
- 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 81 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Mold?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Mold, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 16785 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Mold?
- The most common council tax band in Mold is C. Council tax is set by Flintshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Mold to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Mold to central London is approximately 222 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 Mold?
- 100% of premises in Mold are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Mold?
- The average property price across Flintshire (the local authority covering Mold) 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 Mold 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 Mold?
- Mold contains 7 local areas: Flintshire 016C, Flintshire 016A, Flintshire 016E, Flintshire 016B, Flintshire 016F…
- Where is Mold?
- Mold sits within Flintshire in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Mold
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Mold?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Mold 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 Mold a safe place to live?
- Mold has a safety score of 13/100. 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 Mold?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Mold are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Mold?
- Public-transport commute time from Mold to central London is approximately 222 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Mold different from the rest of Flintshire?
- Mold contains 7 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 Mold rank in Flintshire?
- Mold scores 34/100 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.