Rhosesmor’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Rhosesmor’s built-up area.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RhosesmorClwyd
A village of 546 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
546
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median home
£262K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.4
24% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Rhosesmor a good place to live?
Rhosesmor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Rhosesmor stand out
The 2 things Rhosesmor does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rhosesmor.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Rhosesmor: 21% commute under 5 km, below Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 33% of workers, above Clwyd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. At the census, 8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot5%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
21%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
33%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£48K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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 Rhosesmor
It appears below. The town’s primary school has 89 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Rhos HelygLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 89 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Housing
Homes in Rhosesmor cost more than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £262K
Owners make up 72% of households, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (66%) and Wales’s towns (65%). 13% of households rent privately. Social renters account for 15% of households.
£262Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rhosesmor£262K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £172,500 | 8 |
72%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
13%
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
Homes in Rhosesmor see less burglary and damage than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 3.1 per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 13 crimes inside Rhosesmor’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence came to 16.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Clwyd’s towns (34.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8).
16.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Other theft2
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social4
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.
16.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Is Rhosesmor a healthy place? 83% of its people say their health is good, above Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
There is no GP practice in Rhosesmor: the nearest is 3 miles off. The nearest A&E to Rhosesmor is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 11.6 miles away. Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, close to Clwyd’s towns (22%) and below Wales’s towns (22%).
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Rhosesmor | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy.
History
Old homes shape Rhosesmor: 52% were built before 1919, more than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its heritage register entries (2 listed buildings) are all Grade II. Relative to its size, Rhosesmor keeps 37 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, near both 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
52%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
37
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
Children make up only 13% of Rhosesmor, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
38% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (29%) and Wales’s towns (31%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Ages in Rhosesmor split evenly at 48.4: half are older, half younger. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents.
48.4median age
RhosesmorClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Rhosesmor | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Halkyn Castle and 2 more in and around Rhosesmor
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rhosesmor. Best known first.
CastleHalkyn Castle2 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleHen Blas4.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMold Library4.6 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Halkyn Castle: Westall, William, 1781-1850, lithographer. Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rhosesmor
13pages on Rhosesmor
The big questions
Safety16.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £262K · rent £811 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 months · busiest street Rhyd Y GoleuSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Rhosesmor’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
NorthopSoughtonPentre HalkynFlintMoldNorthop HallMynydd IsaRhosesmor
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhosesmor | 546 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northop | 1,030 | 1.8 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Soughton | 1,697 | 2.3 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Pentre Halkyn | 1,082 | 2.6 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Flint | 12,776 | 3 | C− | A− | C− | D |
| Mold | 9,890 | 3.2 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Northop Hall | 1,826 | 3.6 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Mynydd Isa | 4,738 | 3.8 | A− | B | A | B |
Northop, Soughton, Pentre Halkyn and Northop Hall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rhosesmor
How many listed buildings are there in Rhosesmor?
2 on Cadw’s list. That is 1.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Rhosesmor?
Band D council tax in Rhosesmor 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 Rhosesmor
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Rhosesmor is a built-up area of 546 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
- 546 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000085
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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