Flintshire: the market in figures
Flintshire sits on the Welsh border with England, and its £214,882 sits 0.7% below the Welsh average (£216,363) and 21.3% under the UK average (£273,037). In rank terms that is 4th of the 4 Welsh areas covered and 95th of 135 overall. The latest annual rise is 2.5%, behind Wales at 3.1%. Since 2016 the average has moved from £150,356 to £214,882, up 42.9%, or £64,526, with 2026 the highest year and 2016 the lowest. There was never a year of falls. The largest gains were 10.2% in 2021 and then 9.8% in 2022, while 2020 came in at 0% and 2024 at 0.4%. Later years ran at 1.6% and 2.5%.
Prices step up from £105,420 for flats to £156,820 for terraced homes, £192,039 for semi-detached and £309,244 for detached. Choosing detached over a flat adds £203,824, or 193.3%. A first-time purchase averages £184,800, a gap of 14% against all buyers. Wales applies Land Transaction Tax, and a home mover buying at the Flintshire average owes nothing. There is no first-time buyer relief in this nation, and an additional property would owe £11,965. The HM Land Registry fee is £150.
Flintshire's 95th place sits in the lower part of the national list. As 4th of 4, it has the lowest average of the Welsh areas covered. Four of the five neighbours lie across the border in England, and for them the same Flintshire price would bring Stamp Duty Land Tax of £1,798 for a home mover. Wirral (19 km) is at £221,673, 3.2% higher, and rose 5.8% over the year. Liverpool (28 km) is at £188,427, 12.3% lower. Cheshire West and Chester (32 km) is at £270,534, 25.9% higher, and Sefton (32 km) is at £221,105, 2.9% higher. Wrexham (27 km), the Welsh neighbour, averages £215,035, only 0.1% higher. Flintshire's sales number 2,111 over the window ending May 2026.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Flintshire
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Flintshire). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surveyor | PM Surveys UK Ltd | 5 | 4 | 52 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Flintshire?
The average price of a home in Flintshire was £214,882 in August 2026, +2.5% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Flintshire?
The average price in Flintshire went from £150,356 in August 2016 to £214,882 in August 2026, a change of +42.9%; +2.5% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Land Transaction Tax on an average-priced home in Flintshire?
On £214,882, Land Transaction Tax (LTT) comes to £0 for a home mover (Wales has no first-time buyer relief) and £11,965 for an additional property, at the rates in force in Wales.
How much tax when you sell a home in Flintshire?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Flintshire in August 2016 (£150,356) and sold at the August 2026 average (£214,882), the gain of £64,526 costs a higher rate taxpayer £14,766, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Flintshire expensive?
Flintshire ranks 95th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £309,244 | £336,551 |
| Semi-detached | £192,039 | £215,812 |
| Terraced | £156,820 | £174,317 |
| Flat or maisonette | £105,420 | £130,206 |
| All types | £214,882 | £216,363 |
| First-time buyers | £184,800 | £186,313 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £150,356 | — |
| 2017 | £154,217 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | £160,823 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | £165,967 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | £165,886 | -0% |
| 2021 | £182,750 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | £200,618 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | £205,698 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | £206,425 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | £209,664 | +1.6% |
| 2026 | £214,882 | +2.5% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (Welsh Revenue Authority).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).