United Kingdom · Wales · Local Authority
Flintshire
Local Authority · Wales · population ~157k
Good pay and low crime come at a cost. Flintshire offers median weekly earnings of £770.50, higher than 90% of Wales authorities, alongside recorded crime rates of 63.8 per 1,000, which is below the Wales median. However, this comes with a median house price 5.3 times median annual pay and monthly rents taking 23.3% of gross earnings, both above the Welsh median. Council tax is also higher than the Welsh average. This suits those prioritising earning potential and safety over housing affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Flintshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,066/yr
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
House price
£213,500
Affordable
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Rent
£778/mo
Affordable
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,376/yr
Cheap
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Crime
63.8/1k
Low
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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no data
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Estyn regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Wales schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Flintshire, see the official Estyn site.
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