Northop Hall’s story
No listed buildings inside Northop Hall’s built-up area
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Northop HallClwyd
The village, home to 1,826 people, lies in Clwyd, Wales. Mortgage-free owners make up 45% of households.
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Photo: DS Pugh · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,826
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median home
£258K
63 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.1
23% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Northop Hall a good place to live?
Crime is low: 16.6 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 5.1 home and vehicle crimes. At a median £257,500, a home costs 5.5 times the yearly income of households in the Flintshire council area. Walkability is its weak spot — on the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. The rest of its grades are middling: B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Northop Hall has subject grades but no overall one.
This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Northop Hall stand out
The 2 things Northop Hall does most differently from other towns.
How Northop Hall grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Northop Hall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Northop Hall has subject grades but no overall one.
WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesD−Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsA−Open →HealthBetter than most of the towns comparedB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →Jobs & income2.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsDOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 2.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsBOpen →Civic life1.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Northop Hall.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Households in Northop Hall earn more than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: £55K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
93% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 25%, below Clwyd’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%) alike. Home was the main workplace for just over a third of workers at the census. About 3% of its commuters stay in Northop Hall for work.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Northop Hall
It is listed below. Its one primary school teaches 149 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northop Hall C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 149 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
History
Northop Hall has fewer old homes than Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 16% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list has no building inside Northop Hall’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Northop Hall records less crime per resident than 79% of UK towns
Police recorded 61 crimes inside Northop Hall’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 13 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 6.2 reports per 1,000, below both Clwyd’s towns (15.2) and Wales’s towns (10.4). 54% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
16.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 62% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual33
Damage & arson6
Other theft5
Shoplifting4
Public order4
Burglary4
Drugs4
Other crime1
Anti-social13
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.
16.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
61
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
Fewer people in Northop Hall live with a disability than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 16%
85% of Northop Hall’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%). At the census, 4.2% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Northop Hall is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 8.1 miles away.
85%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Northop Hall | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 22% | 22% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.4
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
HousingCost of living grade B−
Private renting is less common in Northop Hall than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 8%
84% of households own their home. Social housing holds 7% of households, below Clwyd’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £811 a month across the Flintshire council area.
£258Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Northop Hall£258K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £207,000 | 17 |
| Terraced | £198,000 | 10 |
84%
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
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Northop Hall than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 36% of adults
9.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Clwyd’s towns (10%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Ages in Northop Hall split evenly at 45.1: half are older, half younger. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
45.1median age
Northop HallClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Northop Hall | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Castell Ewloe and 5 more in and around Northop Hall
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Northop Hall. Best known first.
Castle · CadwCastell Ewloe900 m outside town, to the east
CastleOld Hawarden Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleHawarden Castle4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumBuckley Library3.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumMold Library4.6 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooGreenacres Animal Park3.8 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Castell Ewloe: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Hawarden Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawarden Castle: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Northop Hall
15pages on Northop Hall
The big questions
SafetyA−16.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £258K · rent £811 a monthHousing15 sold in 12 months · busiest street Village RoadSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthB+Work & commuteB48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Northop Hall’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Connah's QuayNorthopSoughtonAstonShottonBuckleyMynydd IsaNorthop Hall
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northop Hall | 1,826 | — | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Connah's Quay | 16,768 | 1.4 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Northop | 1,030 | 1.8 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Soughton | 1,697 | 1.9 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Aston | 2,847 | 2.1 | A− | B | B+ | B |
| Shotton | 6,500 | 2.2 | C | A− | D | D |
| Buckley | 13,562 | 2.3 | B− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Mynydd Isa | 4,738 | 2.3 | A− | B | A | B |
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 Northop Hall
Is Northop Hall safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Does Northop Hall flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
How much is council tax in Northop Hall?
Band D council tax in Northop Hall 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 Northop Hall
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Northop Hall is a built-up area of 1,826 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
- 1,826 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000091
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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