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Leeswood

Ward

South east Flintshire. About 2,209 people in 12 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Leeswood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,123
356th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leeswood compares

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

LeeswoodMiddle
Population45 wards, Flintshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Flintshire45 areas from 1,560 to 8,053. The middle area is 2,831. Leeswood is 2,123.
2,1239th 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%. Leeswood is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Leeswood is 97.1%.
97.1%11th highest
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%. Leeswood is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 22nd highest

Is Leeswood safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leeswood at a rate of 44.8 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, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leeswood.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (50), anti-social behaviour (17) and other crime (15).

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 Leeswood 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
Leeswood in brief

Leeswood had 2,123 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Leeswood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Leeswood, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leeswood, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.