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Shotton East and Shotton Higher

Ward

East Flintshire. About 4,288 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 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 Shotton East and Shotton Higher live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,353
Joint 2,199th 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
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shotton East and Shotton Higher compares

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

Shotton East and Shotton HigherMiddle
Population45 wards, Flintshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Flintshire45 areas from 1,560 to 8,053. The middle area is 2,831. Shotton East and Shotton Higher is 4,353.
4,35313th most 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%. Shotton East and Shotton Higher 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%. Shotton East and Shotton Higher is 98.1%.
98.1%4th 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%. Shotton East and Shotton Higher is 4.6%.
4.6%7th highest

Is Shotton East and Shotton Higher safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shotton East and Shotton Higher at a rate of 156.7 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, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shotton East and Shotton Higher.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (247), anti-social behaviour (124) and shoplifting (103).

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 Shotton East and Shotton Higher 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
Shotton East and Shotton Higher in brief

Shotton East and Shotton Higher had 4,353 usual residents at the census.

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

In Shotton East and Shotton Higher, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shotton East and Shotton Higher, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.