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Council tax bands in Flintshire

71,920 homesWalesIn Welsh: Sir y Fflint

Flintshire has the second-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (63.7%), the second-largest share in band C (29.4%) and the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (7.6%) of the 22 councils in Wales. It also has the smallest share of homes built before 1919 (15.2%) and the second-smallest share of terraced houses (15.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA6B13C29D19E16F11G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA6B13C29D19E16F11G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Flintshire is semi-detached houses at 32.9%, followed in turn by detached houses (25.9%), bungalows (17.7%), terraced houses and flats and maisonettes. The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in semi-detached houses: 8.0 points above the share there (24.9%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Bassetlaw, followed by North Lincolnshire and the Staffordshire Moorlands. The list also counts 450 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes7.6%ABCTerraced houses15.2%BCDSemi-detached houses32.9%BCDDetached houses25.9%DEFGBungalows17.7%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.6%AB

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Flintshire gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 19.7%, is 15.4 points below the figure for Wales as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, A, G, H and I. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Pembrokeshire. Band I, the top band, holds 220 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA6.3%B13.4%C29.4%D18.8%E15.5%F10.9%G4.5%H0.8%I0.3%FlintshireWales

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales11%Before19004%1900–191813%1919–193915%1945–196427%1965–198214%1983–19999%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales11%<19004%190013%191915%194527%196514%19839%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (27.4%), from 1945 to 1964 (14.9%) and from 1983 to 1999 (13.9%). Some 4,510 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 18.6% of these newer homes and 19.8% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 350 homes (+0.49%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 660 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (54.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.0%) and four-bedroom (14.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 5.5%. Homes here average 2.87 bedrooms, more than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.5%2 bedrooms23.0%3 bedrooms54.2%4 bedrooms14.7%5 bedrooms2.0%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Flintshire are Conwy (12.1), Denbighshire (15.5) and Wrexham (17.4); the furthest within Wales is Blaenau Gwent (124.8).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Flintshire comes 5th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Powys and just ahead of Wrexham. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveFlintshire 16%1%36%