Cilcain’s story
5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Cadw lists them inside Cilcain’s built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CilcainClwyd
A village of 394 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
394
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median age
56.6
35% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Cilcain a good place to live?
Cilcain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Cilcain stand out
The 3 things Cilcain does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Mary; 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Own outright
Housing
66% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cilcain.
Work & commute
Commuters in Cilcain travel far: only 9% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 89% of commuters, above both Clwyd’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Before tax, the average household brings in £48K a year. Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
45%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£48K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Few households rent privately in Cilcain: 4%, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Home ownership stands at 88% of households. Social housing holds 8% of households, below Clwyd’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £811 a month across the Flintshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cilcain£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £405,000 | 5 |
88%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
4%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£811
average private rent a month, Flintshire council area
£2,376
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Cilcain records less burglary and damage per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 2.5 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 100% of the crimes. Violent crime ran at 14.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Clwyd’s towns (34.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 3 offences in Cilcain and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour.
14.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
14.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Disability is less common in Cilcain, 15% of residents, than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Self-reported good health: 84% of Cilcain’s residents. At the census, 3.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Clwyd’s towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). This Clwyd town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.5 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Cilcain | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 22% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy.
History
Much of Cilcain is a conservation area: 17% of its land, more than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 37% of the total, above both Clwyd’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Cilcain’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. For its size, Cilcain has 127 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Cadw’s list names 5 listed buildings here: 1 Grade I.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II4
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Mary Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
127
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Cilcain than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 11% are under 15
Residents of Cilcain have a median age of 56.6. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.3% of residents.
56.6median age
CilcainClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cilcain | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 9.7% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cilcain
12pages on Cilcain
The big questions
Famous people from Cilcain
4 notable people were born in Cilcain.
I
Ifan MeredithActor · born 1976H
Hugh Beaver RobertsWelsh solicitor · 1820–1903Photo credits
Brynle Williams: National Assembly for Wales, CC BY 2.0 · Edwyn Cynrig Roberts: Lewis Jones, Public domain
Cilcain’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MoldSoughtonNorthopPentre HalkynMynydd IsaRuthinFlintCilcain
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cilcain | 394 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mold | 9,890 | 3.7 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Soughton | 1,697 | 4.1 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Northop | 1,030 | 4.5 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Pentre Halkyn | 1,082 | 4.6 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Mynydd Isa | 4,738 | 4.9 | A− | B | A | B |
| Ruthin | 5,700 | 5.5 | B− | B+ | C− | B |
| Flint | 12,776 | 6 | C− | A− | C− | D |
Soughton, Northop and Pentre Halkyn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cilcain
How many listed buildings are there in Cilcain?
5 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
How much is council tax in Cilcain?
Band D council tax in Cilcain is £2,376 for 2026–27, less than in 63% of UK towns (the Flintshire council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Cilcain
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Cilcain is a built-up area of 394 people, in the Flintshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 394 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000106
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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