Flint Mountain’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Flint Mountain’s built-up area.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Flint MountainClwyd
A village of 690 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Peter Craine · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
690
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median home
£300K
19 sales in 3 years
Median age
52
31% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Flint Mountain a good place to live?
Flint Mountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Flint Mountain stand out
The 3 things Flint Mountain does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
54% 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 Flint Mountain.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Flint Mountain, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town. 31% of residents are 65 or over, above both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Half of Flint Mountain is older than 52, half younger. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
52median age
Flint MountainClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Flint Mountain | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Flint Mountain
It is listed below. Its one secondary school teaches 747 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 747 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Flint Mountain than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 5%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
23% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took 93% of commuters, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Households take home £48K a year before tax, on average. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Train1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
32%
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
Buying in Flint Mountain costs more than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns: the median sale is £300K
The owner-occupied share of households is 92%. 8% rent privately, below Clwyd’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. Private rents average £811 a month across the Flintshire council area.
£300Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Flint Mountain£300K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £370,000 | 13 |
92%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
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
Flint Mountain records less violent crime per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 14 per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 17 crimes inside Flint Mountain’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Clwyd’s towns (10.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7) alike. Of all the crimes, 71% were violence and sexual offences.
14violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Public order2
Burglary2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
17
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
Just 5.1% of people in Flint Mountain say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in both Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The nearest A&E to Flint Mountain is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 10.1 miles away. At the census, 81% of people in Flint Mountain called their health good or very good, above both Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%). This Clwyd town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away.
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Flint Mountain | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
History
Flint Mountain’s listed buildings: 2, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, below both Clwyd’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Relative to its size, Flint Mountain keeps 29 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, in line with Clwyd’s towns (33) and Wales’s towns (18).
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
11%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
29
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Castell y Fflint and 2 more in and around Flint Mountain
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Flint Mountain. Best known first.
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint2.3 km outside town, to the north
CastleHalkyn Castle2.8 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleHen Blas2.8 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halkyn Castle: Westall, William, 1781-1850, lithographer. Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Flint Mountain
13pages on Flint Mountain
The big questions
Safety14 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £300K · rent £811 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Flint Mountain’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
NorthopFlintSoughtonNorthop HallPentre HalkynConnah's QuayMynydd IsaFlint Mountain
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Mountain | 690 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northop | 1,030 | 1.1 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Flint | 12,776 | 1.4 | C− | A− | C− | D |
| Soughton | 1,697 | 2.4 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Northop Hall | 1,826 | 2.5 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Pentre Halkyn | 1,082 | 2.8 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Connah's Quay | 16,768 | 3.2 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Mynydd Isa | 4,738 | 3.9 | A− | B | A | B |
Northop, Soughton, Northop Hall 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 Flint Mountain
How much is council tax in Flint Mountain?
Band D council tax in Flint Mountain 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 Flint Mountain
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Flint Mountain is a built-up area of 690 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
- 690 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000080
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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