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Higher Kinnerton

Ward

South east Flintshire. About 1,770 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in Higher Kinnerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,731
Joint 125th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Higher Kinnerton compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Higher KinnertonMiddle
Population45 wards, Flintshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Flintshire45 areas from 1,560 to 8,053. The middle area is 2,831. Higher Kinnerton is 1,731.
1,7313rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 wards, Flintshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Flintshire45 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Higher Kinnerton is 85.0%.
85%6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 wards, Flintshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Flintshire45 areas from 57.6% to 99.2%. The middle area is 93.6%. Higher Kinnerton is 74.8%.
74.8%4th lowest
Claimant rate45 wards, Flintshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Flintshire45 areas from 1.0% to 6.5%. The middle area is 3.0%. Higher Kinnerton is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 6th lowest

Is Higher Kinnerton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Higher Kinnerton at a rate of 22.0 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, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Higher Kinnerton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18), anti-social behaviour (12) and other crime (5).

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 ward, so they describe all of Flintshire and not Higher Kinnerton alone. See Flintshire

Average house price
£215,892
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,505
142nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
155,954
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Higher Kinnerton in brief

Higher Kinnerton had 1,731 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in Higher Kinnerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Higher Kinnerton, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Higher Kinnerton, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.