Talacre’s story
Old homes in Talacre: 31% built before 1919
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TalacreClwyd
A village of 369 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Mattcoxonline at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
369
Census 2021 · Flintshire council
Median home
£253K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
61.8
44% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Talacre a good place to live?
Talacre has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Talacre stand out
The 3 things Talacre does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
44% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
21% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talacre.
Who lives here
Few people in Talacre are 15 to 24: 4.3%, fewer than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
44% of residents are 65 or over, above Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%) alike. Children under 15 count for 10% of the people here. Half the people of Talacre are older than 61.8. Graduates make up a fifth of adults.
61.8median age
TalacreClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
44%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications32%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Talacre | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More people aged 16 to 64 in Talacre claim unemployment benefits than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 6.4%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £41K a year before tax, below Clwyd’s towns (£46K) and Wales’s towns (£44K) alike. About nearly a tenth of its commuters stay in Talacre for work. Jobs per working resident: 4.9.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot3%
Train2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
21%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
6.4%
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
More households own their home in Talacre than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 80%
The social rented sector houses 5% of households. The middle sale price: £253K, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (£210K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). Private rents average £811 a month across the Flintshire council area.
£253Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Talacre£253K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 7 |
80%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
15%
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 Talacre see more burglary and damage than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 16.3 per 1,000 a year
Police figures for Talacre’s built-up area: 33 crimes and 10 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime runs at 51.5 per 1,000 residents a year. There were 32.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Clwyd’s towns (15.1) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Also worth knowing: 55% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
51.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual18
Damage & arson6
Burglary4
Public order2
Other theft2
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social10
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.
51.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
32.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
33
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
Bad health is more common in Talacre than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 13% of residents
A disability affects 31% of people in Talacre. Just over two thirds of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Clwyd’s towns (79%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Talacre: the nearest practice is 3.4 miles away.
68%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 68%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 13%
| Census 2021 | Talacre | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 68% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 13% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 31% | 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 · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Old homes shape Talacre: 31% 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.
Cadw’s list has no building inside Talacre’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
31%
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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Talacre
13pages on Talacre
The big questions
Talacre’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PrestatynMelidenDyserthWest KirbyCaldyHolywellHoylakeTalacre
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talacre | 369 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prestatyn | 16,678 | 4.1 | C− | A− | C− | C− |
| Meliden | 2,002 | 4.4 | — | A− | C | C |
| Dyserth | 2,038 | 5.2 | — | B+ | B− | C |
| West Kirby | 13,383 | 6.2 | A | D | B+ | A− |
| Caldy | 1,227 | 6.4 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Holywell | 7,741 | 6.5 | D | A− | D | D |
| Hoylake | 5,311 | 6.6 | B+ | C− | B− | C+ |
Meliden, Dyserth and Caldy have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Talacre
How much is council tax in Talacre?
Band D council tax in Talacre 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 Talacre
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Talacre is a built-up area of 369 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
- 369 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000009
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.