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Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton

Middle area

South east Flintshire. 6,828 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£273,858
3,226th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,439
Joint 3,418th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton at a rate of 33.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.6 per 1,000 people across Flintshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences77
Anti-social behaviour75
Other crime44
Criminal damage and arson10
Shoplifting9
Drug offences6
Burglary2
Robbery1
Vehicle crime1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton compares

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Median sale price20 middle areas, Flintshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Flintshire20 areas from £160,000 to £285,000. The middle area is £220,750. Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton is £273,858.
£273,8583rd most expensive
Population20 middle areas, Flintshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Flintshire20 areas from 5,131 to 11,669. The middle area is 7,157. Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton is 6,439.
6,4397th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, Flintshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Flintshire20 areas from 30.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton is 96.0%.
96%joint 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Flintshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Flintshire20 areas from 72.9% to 98.2%. The middle area is 91.0%. Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton is 90.8%.
90.8%joint 9th lowest

Is Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton at a rate of 33.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.6 per 1,000 people across Flintshire.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (77), anti-social behaviour (75) and other crime (44).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Flintshire

These figures are published for the whole of Flintshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Flintshire and not Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton alone. See Flintshire

Average house price
£214,882
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,505
142nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
155,954
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton was £273,858 in 2025.

Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton had 6,439 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Pen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.