Neighbourhood · Flintshire · Wales
Queensferry & Sandycroft
Flintshire 011 · 3 sub-areas · 5,264 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (72/100)Watch-out: Families (43/100)Liveability 80/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Queensferry & Sandycroft is a commuter neighbourhood within Flintshire — train into Liverpool runs in around 53 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
80/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Queensferry & Sandycroft?
A snapshot of Queensferry & Sandycroft
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 3 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Queensferry & Sandycroft in Flintshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- The median monthly rent across Queensferry & Sandycroft is £778.
- How safe is Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- Queensferry & Sandycroft 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 Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- 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 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Queensferry & Sandycroft, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 7806 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- The most common council tax band in Queensferry & Sandycroft is C. Council tax is set by Flintshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Queensferry & Sandycroft to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Queensferry & Sandycroft to central London is approximately 160 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 Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- 100% of premises in Queensferry & Sandycroft are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- The average property price across Flintshire (the local authority covering Queensferry & Sandycroft) 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 Queensferry & Sandycroft 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 Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- Queensferry & Sandycroft contains 3 local areas: Flintshire 011B, Flintshire 011A, Flintshire 011C.
- Where is Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- Queensferry & Sandycroft sits within Flintshire in the Wales region.
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Frequently asked about Queensferry & Sandycroft
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Queensferry & Sandycroft 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 Queensferry & Sandycroft a safe place to live?
- Queensferry & Sandycroft has a safety score of 74/100. 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 Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Queensferry & Sandycroft are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Queensferry & Sandycroft?
- Public-transport commute time from Queensferry & Sandycroft to central London is approximately 160 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Queensferry & Sandycroft different from the rest of Flintshire?
- Queensferry & Sandycroft contains 3 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 Queensferry & Sandycroft rank in Flintshire?
- Queensferry & Sandycroft scores 80/100 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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