Lixwm’s story
Old homes in Lixwm: 38% built before 1919
Cadw lists 7 buildings inside Lixwm’s built-up area.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LixwmClwyd
In Clwyd, Wales, this village has 626 residents.
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Photo: Phil Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
626
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median home
£423K
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.8
26% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Lixwm a good place to live?
Lixwm has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 5% of commuters. 7 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Homes sell for a median £423,000.
What makes Lixwm stand out
The 3 things Lixwm 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 4.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.5 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lixwm.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Lixwm: 13% commute under 5 km, below Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £48K a year before tax, above both Clwyd’s towns (£46K) and Wales’s towns (£44K). Driving is how 92% of commuters got to work at the census. Also worth knowing: about 2% of its commuters stay in Lixwm for work. Working from home was the norm for 29% of workers at the census.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£48K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
Schools
1 state school in Lixwm
It is shown below. 56 pupils attend Lixwm’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 56 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Lixwm than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 9%
84% of households own their home, above Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 5% of households. Private rents average £811 a month across the Flintshire council area.
£423Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Lixwm£423K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £430,000 | 11 |
84%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
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
Lixwm records less burglary and damage per resident than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 1.1 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 60% of the crimes. Violent crime ran at 12.8 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (34.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8). 10 crimes and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Lixwm’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
12.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Public order2
Weapons1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Anti-social8
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.
12.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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 Lixwm, 16% of residents, than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The nearest A&E to Lixwm is Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, 10.7 miles away. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.3% of the town. Seeing a GP means leaving Lixwm: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Lixwm | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy.
History
Lixwm keeps more of its old housing than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 38% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Lixwm counts 112 listed buildings, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (33) and Wales’s towns (18).
7listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
38%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
112
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
Degrees are more common in Lixwm than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 44% of adults
Lixwm has a median age of 50.8. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.3%, below Clwyd’s towns (10%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. What’s more, 14% of residents are children under 15.
50.8median age
LixwmClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Lixwm | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 9.8% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lixwm
13pages on Lixwm
The big questions
Safety12.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £423K · rent £811 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute45% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Lixwm’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Pentre HalkynHolywellBagilltFlintNorthopSoughtonMoldLixwm
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lixwm | 626 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pentre Halkyn | 1,082 | 2 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Holywell | 7,741 | 3.1 | D | A− | D | D |
| Bagillt | 5,943 | 3.9 | D | A− | C− | D |
| Flint | 12,776 | 4.6 | C− | A− | C− | D |
| Northop | 1,030 | 4.9 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Soughton | 1,697 | 5.5 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Mold | 9,890 | 6.2 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
Pentre Halkyn, Northop and Soughton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Lixwm
How many listed buildings are there in Lixwm?
7 on Cadw’s list. That is 4.6 times the typical UK town for its size. 38% of Lixwm’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Lixwm?
Band D council tax in Lixwm 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 Lixwm
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Lixwm is a built-up area of 626 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
- 626 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000076
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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