Buying a home in CH8, Holywell. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£183kmost £149k–£254k

Houses per m²£2,295flats £1,949

Sold last year1501,115 in five years

Prices in Flintshire+2.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CH8 sold for £182,915 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £148,830 and £253,655, for about 87 m² of space.

150 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £114k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CH8 7 (£2,147) and the most in CH8 8 (£2,704).

Across Flintshire, prices are up 2.3% on a year ago and up 20% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £892 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £834 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £37,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in CH8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£118,952	£90k–£122k	45 m²	11
2	£154,124	£133k–£179k	65 m²	319
3	£182,915	£149k–£254k	87 m²	494
4	£314,603	£206k–£414k	121 m²	136
5+	£386,717	£295k–£486k	161 m²	131

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£119k	£154k	£183k	£315k	£387k
Detached	—	£198k	£280k	£365k	£400k
Semi-detached	—	£156k	£162k	£194k	£275k
Terraced	£115k	£136k	£161k	£175k	—
Flats	—	£114k	—	£161k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CH8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CH8 7	£2,147	£1,949
CH8 8	£2,704	£1,743
CH8 9	£2,189	—

Nearby areas

CH6 Flint · 8 km3-bed house £169k CH48 Wirral · 11 km3-bed house £353k CH60 Wirral · 11 km3-bed house £455k CH61 Wirral · 12 km3-bed house £292k LL19 Prestatyn · 12 km3-bed house £203k LL17 St. Asaph · 13 km3-bed house £269k CH64 Neston · 13 km3-bed house £322k CH47 Wirral · 14 km3-bed house £332k

Questions about CH8

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CH8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CH8 sold for £182,915 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £148,830 and £253,655.

How many homes sell in CH8 each year?

150 homes sold in the last year and 1,115 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.